Italian politicians exposed as members of P2

Title

Italian politicians exposed as members of P2

Genre

News report

TX Date

26 May 1981

Year of production

1981

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:02:16

Description

Report on Propaganda Due, or P2, a masonic lodge in Italy which formed a shadow government and plotted to return the country to authoritarian rule. Top parliamentary leaders have been exposed as members of the organisation which is involved in bribery and kidnapping. Leader Licio Gelli is on the run from military espionage charges while Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani is due to hand in his resignation to President Sandro Pertini. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Politics; Government; Political corruption; Communism; Politicians; Italy; Communists; Freemasons; Propaganda Due; Licio Gelli; Bettino Craxi; P2; Arnaldo Forlani; Sandro Pertini

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.