MARIO BORGHEZIO

'Mario Borghezio' (born on 3 December 1947 in Turin)
is an Italian politician and
Member of the European Parliament
for North-West
with the Lega Nord, part of the Non-Inscrits and
sits on
the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
and its Committee on Petitions.
He is a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Contents

Accusation of Racism and Convictions

Education

Career

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Accusation of Racism and Convictions

Mr. Borghezio is reputed by many to be a violent racist. In 1993, he was fined 750,000 lire for beating a Moroccan child. Later, he obtained some notoriety for spraying seats where Nigerian prostitutes had been sitting on the Turin-Milan train, in order to sanitize them. [1]
In September 2005, Borghezio was found guilty of arson, for having set fire to the belongings of some immigrants sleeping under a bridge in Turin during a vigilante raid, and fined 3,040 euro. [2]
On December 17, 2005, Borghezio came back into the news after having been injured by some violent anti-globalization activists when aboard a train from Turin to Venice. Because of the riot, he needed to undergo an operation for a fractured nasal septum. That morning he had participated in a counter-protest against the ''NO TAV'' movement, of which the activists were part of.

Education

★ Graduate in law

Career

★ since 1977: On the Register of Lawyers

★ 1990-2001: Member of Turin City Council

★ 1992-2004: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy

★ 1994: Under-Secretary for Justice

★ 1999-2004: Chairman of the 'Government of Padania'

★ since 2001: Member of the European Parliament
''See also:'' European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)

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