Mario Borghezio

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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.

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.

On September 11, 2007, he was arrested by Belgian police for participating in protest against islamization of Europe. [1]

Contents 1 Accusation of Racism and Convictions 2 Quotes and Facts 3 Education 4 Career 5 External links

[edit] Accusation of Racism and Convictions

Borghezio is reputed by some 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. [2]

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. [3]

[edit] Quotes and Facts

In an interview published on 7 February 2006 on an Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera, Borghezio declared: "«Sul palco mi trasformo, dico quello che mi viene su dalla pancia. È qualcosa di eccitante. [...]. Di più, quasi un orgasmo» that can be roughly translated as "On stage at political rallies I can transform myself, I say everything that comes out of my stomache. It's exciting. No, more, it's almost an orgasm".[4]

[edit] Education

• Graduate in law

[edit] 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)

[edit] External links

• European Parliament biography of Mario Borghezio (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• DeclarationPDF of financial interests (Italian)

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