Italian Culture Minister Giuli removes half his staff amid scandal
Top aides fired as row over documentary on slain researcher threatens minister's tenure.
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Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has dismissed his technical secretariat chief and removed several staff members amid an escalating internal crisis, according to La Repubblica.
The removals follow controversy over a documentary about murdered researcher Giulio Regeni. Opposition figures including former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi have called for Giuli's resignation, while government allies rallied to defend the minister's deputies.
The turmoil has triggered tensions within Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office, with Giuli reportedly declaring "either [the secretariat chief] stays or I go." Meloni's government is seeking to resolve the standoff while addressing questions about far-right connections within the ministry's leadership.