BOLOGNA - Facebook has removed a controversial video of league leader Matteo Salvini, ringing the doorbell of the alleged Tunisian teenager, Yassin, in an electoral campaign stunt, which sparked strong protests by the Tunisian authorities.

 In the video, Salvini asked the 17-year-old boy if he has been dealing with drugs. A lawyer for Yassin, Cathy La Torre says that they would fight till the end until the video has not been removed from Salvini’s social media page.

 The lawyer claims that the boy’s reputation is ruined as he has been branded as a drug pusher though he has no criminal record. Removing the video is not enough, Ms La Torre said.

 “That live coverage devastated the life of Yassin,” she added, “Salvini will be held responsible under Italian law. However this is an extraordinary signal. A former interior minister has a video removed for invading the private life of a family after a complaint about ‘incitement to hatred.’”

 “This is a victory. But is is only the first one.”

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