The impasse over the Nicole Minetti pardon case lasted less than a day, though the matter appears to have only just begun. A few hours after the President of the Republic's request, the Ministry of Justice confirmed that the procedure that led to the clemency measure was followed correctly. But those at Via Arenula know this isn't enough, and so 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 at the same time. Fueling doubts, first at the Colle and then at the offices on Via Arenula, are the shadows cast over the adoption of a Uruguayan child following the Fatto Quotidiano investigation.

It was precisely that family adoption, linked to the child's precarious health, that led to the proceedings in Minetti's favor, which now appears to be effectively sub judice. Minetti adopted the child together with his partner, Giuseppe Cipriani, heir to the Harry's Bar dynasty, which appears 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 want 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. This was explained by Attorney General Francesca Nanni and Deputy Attorney General Brusa. Upon completion of the investigations, they will submit a report to the Ministry: "We acted on the basis of the Ministry's mandate, a standard mandate activated in similar cases. We don't care what anyone says about us; we have our own conscience and know what to do, and we 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."

At the moment, everything in Italy appears to be in order, at least from a procedural standpoint. New investigations will determine whether the information presented by Minetti is also reliable. "We have acquired the data and conducted the investigations requested by the ministry. The procedure regarding the pardon request came to us from the ministry at the end of 2025. Based on what was requested, the picture was complete and no anomalous data emerged. The documentation was acquired through medical checks by the Carabinieri," Deputy Prosecutor Gaetano Brusa, who was in charge of the investigations at the time of the request, explained to ANSA. It remains to be seen what could happen in the coming 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 investigation by the Attorney General's Office of the Court of Appeal is complete, the Minister of Justice 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 request, cited her "extraordinary humanitarian profile, the need to ensure continuity of care and family stability, and her re-education and social reintegration, which have 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 is said to have also landed on the desk of the then-chief of staff of Minister Giusi Bartolozzi.

(Unioneonline)

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