The Nicole Minetti pardon scandal has exploded: just hours after the President of the Republic requested further investigations, the Ministry of Justice issued a statement confirming that the procedure that led to the clemency measure was followed correctly. But while Justice Minister Carlo Nordio was receiving Undersecretary to the Prime Minister's Office Alfredo Mantovano at Palazzo Chigi for "measures relating to justice," the authorization requested by the Attorney General's Office of the Milan Court of Appeal for further investigations into the factors that led to the pardon was signed.

Fueling doubts, first at the Quirinale Palace and then at the offices on Via Arenula, are the shadows cast over the adoption of a Uruguayan child following an investigation by Fatto Quotidiano.

It was precisely this family welcome, linked to the child's precarious health conditions, that led to the proceedings in favor of Minetti, effectively canceling the sentences of 3 years and 11 months for aiding and abetting prostitution and embezzlement (for the Rimborsopoli and Ruby ter trials) that he should have served in social services.

Minetti adopted the child with her partner, Giuseppe Cipriani, heir to the Harry's Bar dynasty listed in the Epstein files. The Attorney General's Office of the Milan Court of Appeal, following the ministry's approval, is opening a new avenue abroad for further investigation.

Interpol is conducting "comprehensive and urgent" investigations into "extremely serious" matters. The magistrates are seeking information and documents from abroad, including Uruguay, "on all the individuals" in question, including the former dental hygienist herself and her partner, Giuseppe Cipriani, as well as documentation from the Uruguayan court regarding the minor's case. "We acted on the basis of the Ministry's mandate, a standard mandate activated in similar cases," explain Attorney General Francesca Nanni and Deputy Attorney General Gaetano Brusa. " We don't care what they say about us; we have our own conscience and know what to do, and we've conducted the investigations. The Ministry deemed them adequate for its opinion, and the Presidency of the Republic deemed them sufficient. Now, everyone's interest is in clarifying the alleged facts."

After the new investigations, "we," he added, "are always required to provide an opinion, and we can obviously also modify it, and the Ministry will also provide an opinion, and then the President will decide." In the case, "we might ultimately admit that we weren't perceptive, albeit diligent, but first we must conduct all the necessary checks. I want to verify, first as a citizen and then as a magistrate, the facts presented."

At the moment, everything in Italy appears to be in order, at least procedurally. It remains to be seen what might happen in the next few hours.

Minetti's pardon has not yet been suspended or revoked, but this could happen if it were determined that the measure was obtained based on false or misleading information. Therefore, the Minetti affair is far from over. Once the investigations by the Attorney General's Office of the Court of Appeal are completed, the Keeper of the Seals will take note of what has emerged, both positive and negative, and communicate it to the President of the Republic.

The request filed by the former dental hygienist's lawyers, which served as the basis for the appeal, cited her "extraordinary humanitarian profile, the need to ensure continuity of care and family stability, and her re-education and social reintegration, which had developed over time." These points were reiterated in the fifty-page preliminary investigation that laid the foundation for the pardon. The document was submitted by the ministry's legislative office and would also end up on the desk of the then-chief of staff of Minister Giusi Bartolozzi.

THE NOTE – Nicole Minetti herself also addressed the matter with a statement. "I feel it is my duty to intervene to protect myself, my family, and especially my son , who have been seriously exposed to undue and unjustified media exposure," she said. " False reports have been spread, seriously damaging to my reputation , accompanied by the disclosure of information regarding a minor that, by law, should never have been made public, in clear violation of the principles established to protect minors," she continued.

Minetti further clarifies that " I have never been investigated nor have I ever received notice of investigations against me, either in Uruguay or in Spain." Regarding the issue of treatment, "faced with a serious illness affecting my son," she explains, "my family and I turned to excellent healthcare facilities to ensure the best possible care ." "In this context," she adds, "a highly specialized facility in Boston was identified, where my son underwent a very delicate and complex surgery."

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also intervened on the matter today: "I have full confidence in Minister Nordio's work."

(Unioneonline/D)

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