Rai has ordered the start of internal verifications concerning the case involving Deputy Director Sigfrido Ranucci and the programme Report. The decision was announced through an official statement from Viale Mazzini, in which the company specified that the Commission for the Code of Ethics, on the initiative of CEO Giampaolo Rossi, will carry out its investigative activities in the coming days. Rai defined the move as "a necessary step to protect Rai, the people involved, and the principles governing public service activity."

The statement references the EBU guidelines and the current Service Contract, which require clear criteria for investigative journalism, including the principles of impartiality, independence, accuracy in conducting investigations, rigorous source verification, and proper source management. The verifications will focus on Report's working methods, relationships with sources, and collaborations.

According to internal Rai sources, the company chose a targeted internal verification rather than a formal audit. The latter, being a more complex procedure, would have required authorization from the prosecutor's office, with the risk of overlapping with the ongoing judicial investigation. However, the possibility of initiating an audit in the future has not been ruled out, should circumstances warrant it. The Ethics Committee's assessments will then be submitted to the CEO for any follow-up action.

Presenter Sigfrido Ranucci, who is the injured party in the case of the attack he suffered in Pomezia last October, responded by declaring himself "very calm" through press agencies and his social media channels. Ranucci recalled that Report has already passed previous audits, including those related to the Autogrill and Tosi cases, which also focused on working methods and source management, and stated that the programme "deserves respect" for its thirty years of history and the work of its editorial team.

On Facebook, Ranucci further noted that Rai's initiative follows a request from the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, and claimed that this request originated from "false information reported by some newspapers." The company, according to Ranucci, protects its own image but not that of the presenter, which he described as "in part also Rai's."

Meanwhile, the judicial investigation continues. Valter Lavitola is under investigation for the attack on the journalist. The review court is evaluating motions filed by the defense attorneys of those arrested, who have requested the annulment of the precautionary measure and the dropping of the aggravating circumstance of mafia-style methods. According to Lavitola's account, on the night between July 4 and 5, following an exchange of messages, Ranucci called him around 3:30 AM and the two remained on the phone for approximately two hours. Investigators are examining these contacts as part of the inquiry into the motive. Lavitola has also stated that he is convinced he will go to prison and that he knows the motivations behind the attack, though he does not know who ordered it.

Additionally, the summer rerun cycle of Report has been "precautionarily" suspended.