Torino cultural manager uses disabled son for political endorsement

On June 10, 2016, Maurizia Rebola, director of Circolo dei Lettori in Turin, posted a Facebook endorsement for mayoral candidate Piero Fassino, written as if from her 14-year-old disabled son Riccardo. The post, later deleted, claimed the boy was lucky to live in Turin under Fassino's administration. Rebola's husband Valerio Saffirio runs Stylum, the communications firm handling Fassino's campaign. The article criticizes the exploitation of a minor with disabilities for political propaganda, noting the lack of media outcry in Turin compared to what would happen in Milan or Rome. La Stampa eventually covered the story.