Thursday, February 10, 2011

Ruby Affair: Italy's judiciary raises charges against Berlusconi

The Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi to stand trial in the Ruby affair in court. Milan prosecutors have now applied for a rapid procedure. The charges: abuse of office and abetting in prostitution with minors. Milan - The Milan prosecutor has requested a trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Berlusconi accused of abuse and sexual relations with a minor. The prime minister is suspected of having paid at parties to any of its property at that time a Moroccan minors, nicknamed Ruby for sex. He is said to have abused his office last May, the release Karima el-Maroughs, so to obtain her real name, when it was for robbery suspect in police custody.


A Milan judge has now at least five days to decide on a lawsuit against the 74-year-olds. If convicted, Berlusconi threatens up to 15 years in prison Berlusconi to the then 17-year-old Moroccan woman in May last year, kept himself out of jail. She had been arrested for alleged theft. Berlusconi has admitted to have called in the night in a high-ranking officials of the Milan police, in order to free the girl from police custody.

The young investigators, according to Ruby had participated together with other young women paid to parties in Berlusconi's villa near Milan Arc. Berlusconi denies all the allegations. His lawyers maintain the thrust of the indictment is unconstitutional, because the prosecutors have jurisdiction.

The Parliament had with Berlusconi's currently slim majority has already rejected searches of the "treasurer" of the Government, which had been requested from Milan. It was not clear whether the board once again has to deal with the case.

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