Allesandro Sallusti And Freedom of Expression

"The libel charge stems from an article, written under the pseudonym "Dreyfus" and published in February 2007 in the right-wing daily Libero, which Sallusti edited at the time. The author suggested that a juvenile court magistrate, who had allowed a 13-year-old girl the right to an abortion, should be given the death penalty. The magistrate filed a defamation complaint and a Milan court ruled that, as the editor, Sallusti bore responsibility for the publication of the anonymous article."

http://www.cpj.org/2012/09/editor-sentenced-to-prison-for-libel-in-italy.php

Is this The sentence that defeats and kills freedom of expression? Is Allesandro Sallusti reaction calling his sentence "worthy of repressive regimes such as Syria and North Korea."  true. Is possibility of freedom of expression starting to be destroyed?

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             Is this the start of the destruction of Freedom of Expression in Europe? Is it worth to Jail a Journalist? Is the Justice System Ridiculous when comparing other crimes that are done given less sentences, etc?