members “disconcerted by delusional statements”, now legal action

In addition to being composed of “unacceptable words”, what Paolo Maddaloni published on Instagram represents “an incitement to racial hatred”. What city councilor Simone Paganoni, of Patto per Bergamo, is referring to is the shocking message with which the hotelier said he had blocked bookings by Jews. A conviction which Paganoni has put down on paper in an agenda that will have to be discussed by the city council, but which has already been shared by both the majority and opposition parties.

Meanwhile, the San Vigilio 1 srl company dissociates itself from the anti-Semitic phrases published on Instagram by Maddaloni: «I have a hotel and in my small way I banned the Jews», wrote the entrepreneur from Città Alta, referring to the Le Funi hotel. Giovanni Rinaldi, partner together with Carlo Jannone’s Naj Way, talks about «delusional statements» expresses «the most vibrant dismay at the statements» and «to protect the good name of the Hotel, its collaborators and all stakeholders» he dissociates himself from those sentences. It is also specified that Maddaloni «one of the partners of the company and legal representative, spoke only in a personal capacity despite having boasted roles that he doesn’t actually play, among other things being the owner». The company reserves the right to undertake lawsuits.