Ex-TV Showgirl's Pardon at Centre of Widening Italian Scandal
Milan prosecutors are examining whether misleading declarations helped secure clemency, while opposition lawmakers press Justice Minister Carlo Nordio to step aside.
- President Sergio Mattarella requested urgent clarification from the justice ministry on Tuesday regarding Nicole Minetti's presidential pardon, following reports she obtained the clemency under false pretenses.
- Minetti, convicted over 15 years ago for facilitating prostitution at "bunga bunga" parties, received a pardon in February on humanitarian grounds for caring for a child adopted in Uruguay.
- An investigation by Fatto Quotidiano raised doubts about the pardon, alleging Minetti submitted misleading adoption details and fabricated medical records for treatment in the United States, prompting Interpol involvement.
- Opposition MPs are calling on Justice Minister Carlo Nordio to resign, while his deputy Francesco Paolo Sisto defended the scrutiny, citing allegations of "not entirely proper conduct" by Minetti.
- A new investigation will examine whether these "new elements" fundamentally undermine the pardon, adding pressure to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government amid a recent judicial reform referendum defeat.
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Outrage grows in Italy over presidential pardon for model who sourced prostitutes for Berlusconi ‘bunga bunga’ sex parties
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is in crisis after a model who procured prostitutes for Silvio Berlusconi’s “bunga bunga” sex parties was granted a presidential pardon.
The pardon of ex-Berlusconi confidant Nicole Minetti brings justice ministers to distress.
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