He is accused of having posted on his Twitter profile a comment deemed threatening and offensive towards the Minister of Labor and social policies Andrea Orlando, the president of an association active in Perugia under investigation for defamation by social-network and violence or threat to a political body.
Personnel from the digos and the postal police carried out a search against him ordered by the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The episode dates back to February.
During the search - investigators report - the suspect's cell phone and personal computer were seized.
Analyzes are now underway on the equipment to identify any further similar contents.