Key legal question
Whether the accused was entitled to prove truth or good faith in a prosecution under Art. 322bis CP for failure to oppose a punishable publication.
Extracted holding
Yes. The truth defense must be available, and good faith must be assessed in relation to the accused's own diligence under the negligent form of Art. 322bis CP.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 322bis CP presupposes that the underlying publication is itself punishable; otherwise the editor could be punished for failing to prevent a non-offence. If the reference offence is defamation, the accused may invoke the same liberating proof available under Art. 173 n. 2 CP. Good faith, however, is not a direct liberating proof under Art. 173 CP for the editor; it is relevant when assessing whether the editor acted culpably under the negligent variant of Art. 322bis CP.