US EditionEx-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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The Head of State of Italy has ordered to investigate “the alleged falsehoods” that have motivated the recent pardon of Nicole Minetti, convicted for inciting prostitution at the well-known parties of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, announced on April 11 the pardon to this woman since, as he claimed then, she has a family member who is seriously ill and who requires her help. Read also...
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