Lawyer: Journalist Ranucci Also Asked for More Security
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A lawyer has spoken about an attack on journalist Sigfrido Ranucci. The lawyer works for a man named Valter Lavitola. Lavitola is connected to the case.
The lawyer said Ranucci also asked for more security. This means more police protection for him. The lawyer said this happened before the attack.
The lawyer gave new information to a court. This court is called the Riesame. It checks decisions about people held by police.
The lawyer said Ranucci got a warning. This warning was about a possible attack. It happened on 7 September.
The lawyer also said it was easy to guess who wanted the attack. He said Ranucci probably understood this too.
Sigfrido Ranucci is a well-known Italian journalist. He works on a TV programme about crime and corruption.
Vocabulary15 words
- security
- protection to keep someone safe
- Riesame
- a special Italian court that checks police decisions
- warning
- information that tells you danger may happen
- lawyer
- a person who helps people in legal matters
- attack
- an action to hurt someone
- journalist
- a person who writes or reports news
- court
- a place where judges decide about the law
- police
- people whose job is to keep order and safety
- protection
- keeping someone or something safe from harm
- connected
- linked or related to something
- case
- a legal problem being studied by police or courts
- guess
- to think an answer without being sure
- understood
- knew the meaning of something
- corruption
- when people in power act dishonestly for money
- programme
- a show on television
Quiz
Answer key
1. Valter Lavitola 2. More security 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A lawyer has spoken about an attack on journalist Sigfrido _____. The lawyer works for a man named Valter _____.
The lawyer said Ranucci also asked for more _____. This means more police protection for him.
The lawyer gave new information to a court. This court is called the _____.
The lawyer said Ranucci got a _____. This warning was about a possible attack.
It happened on 7 _____.
The lawyer also said it was easy to _____ who wanted the attack.
Sigfrido Ranucci is a well-known Italian _____.
He works on a TV programme about crime and _____.