Belgium, De Standaard - January 19, 2011. Berlusconi falters after allegations of exploitation of child prostitution. "They were real orgy, everyone drank to get drunk and end the girls were still in their underwear," is written in the acts of legal file against Silvio Berlusconi. It is he one who interprets the ethical positions of the Vatican?
Drugs? No, I do not believe in there taking drugs. But they were veritable orgy, with everyone drinking to get drunk. Berlusconi began to sing and tell jokes. The three of them (Berlusconi and his two friends, a famous journalist from one of its television and a talent scout, ed) in the company of 28 girls. All girls who were then at the end with no bra, panties only narrow ... There was also the Minetti (Nicole Minetti, Regional Council of Lombardy, ed) Breast beyond which continued to hug and kiss Berlusconi. In short, it was a real puttanaio, Do you understand? "The
quotes and Carlo Ferrigno, the former prefect of Naples, in one of the calls intercepted by the police reveals how to play the infamous revels 'bunga-bunga' Arcore, Berlusconi's residence. These feasts would start as 'dinners' with a bevy of invited attractive, then the landlord sang a few songs in the early days of his career working as the premier entertainer on cruise ships, finally, the evening culminated in a large crowded. Remuneration, women, young and available, then did sex with the landlord, Berlusconi, sometimes with other guests. This, according to the prosecutor in Milan, the alleged offense charged to the Italian premier.
With its extremely slim majority, Berlusconi has won the battle for power against his former ally Gianfranco Fini, but at the same time it came out weakened: the prime minister must be very attentive to his next moves in order to survive in these 'latest scandal.
The PM says he felt 'overwhelming' that Berlusconi is guilty of extortion, exploitation and inducement to prostitution, plus a minor. The Moroccan Karim El Mahroug, a cubist art that goes by the name 'Ruby Heartbreaker', the report says the investigators last year he took part in the feasts of Berlusconi for months, when it was still a minor.
Later, after Ruby's arrest for theft, the premier applied pressure to make her leave. To this end he invented the excuse that Ruby was a relative of Egyptian President Mubarak, implying that the arrest of the girl could trigger a diplomatic incident. It is this that is based on charges of extortion. The same
Ruby admits that she received several thousand euro by Berlusconi, but insists that he never had sex with the premier 74enne. At the same time, however, Ruby continues to change his version of events. You said it was from Berlusconi for three nights, the wiretaps revealed that the evenings were eight, and yesterday the Ruby version that has suddenly become the prime minister attended since he was sixteen. The wiretaps also show that Ruby had previously blackmailed a former partner asking € 1,500 for not revealing that he had sex with him, when, according to the law, it was still too young.
Pride
Ruby would be a little gossipy, who did not scruple to manipulate people? It is very likely, but at the same time the story ends with her. Investigators have carried out house searches in seven apartments in Milano Due, a luxury apartment complex built by Berlusconi in the seventies. Several girls lived in the apartments free of charge, and were also generously rewarded for their 'friendship' with the knight. Investigators have found in apartments large notes, very expensive designer clothes and jewelry exclusive. All the girls come from the entertainment world, working as models, or are known in Italy because of their participation in the reality show. The PM is convinced that all this luxury material repay in kind.
Sunday, during a video message to the Italian TV, Berlusconi has admitted to 'be with pleasure in the company of young people', and to have given a lot of money to the girls: 'I have helped because they were in difficulty, among others, housing and medical expenses, and I'm proud of this! '. The Italian prime minister, however, denied that there is a link between that money and sex. 'It's something that I would consider damaging to my dignity'.
This is not convinced by the prosecutor. The PM shall base its charges on many accounts and intercepted phone conversations between people who are part of the inner circle of the premier. On Monday, the prosecutor has forwarded the dossier on Berlusconi to the Italian Parliament, along with a search warrant of the offices of Berlusconi. The PM also plan to question him, but his army of lawyers will do everything to prevent this from happening.
Catholic Italy
'Not even the high poeta Dante, nel descrivere l’Inferno, era arrivato a tanto!’, ha reagito Leoluca Orlando, portavoce del piccolo partito di opposizione Italia dei Valori. E Pierluigi Bersani, del maggiore partito di opposizione, il PD, ha chiesto le dimissioni di Berlusconi. ‘È chiaro che il nostro premier ha una vita privata che gli prende molto tempo, propongo che d’ora in poi ci si dedichi a tempo pieno.’
Ma non è solo l’opposizione a preoccuparsi, anche il Presidente Giorgio Napolitano esprime apertamente grande apprensione. Di rilievo ancora maggiore è l’indignazione della Chiesa Cattolica italiana. Secondo Avvenire, il quotidiano della Conferenza Episcopale italiana, è ora che il Presidente del Council shows more restraint. 'Just the idea that a man who sits at the top of state institutions is involved in the stories of prostitution, and worse yet, child prostitution hurts and upsets', wrote the director Mark Tarquinio yesterday in its editorial.
The fact that the Church is offended by the conduct of Mr Berlusconi has great political importance. Italy remains - at least in cultural terms - a deeply Catholic country 's southern Europe, with the Vatican, the center of world power of the Catholic Church in the heart of its capital, Rome. The Vatican will always continue to affect a large percentage of the Italian electorate who votes mostly for the center, and consequently for Berlusconi.
Relations between the Vatican and the Italian Church and Berlusconi are at least ambiguous and the Church tends to change its mind. For example, in September 2009, Avvenire published articles on the burning behavior of Berlusconi and the Vatican canceled an important dinner with Berlusconi and Tarcisio Bertone, the number two in the Vatican after the Pope journalists loyal to Berlusconi reacted by accusing the then Director of Future of homosexuality. Soon after, the director resigned.
Following the difficulties were resolved. In December of last year, during the power struggle between Prime Minister and the President of the Chamber, Gianfranco Fini, the Church italiana si schierò nuovamente e radicalmente dalla parte di Berlusconi. Il cardinale Angelo Bagnasco, presidente della Conferenza Episcopale italiana, affermò che la scelta a favore del governo Berlusconi (che era sopravvissuto al voto di fiducia per il rotto della cuffia) era ‘una scelta per la stabilità politica’.
Alcuni giorni prima del cruciale voto sulla fiducia ci fu anche una cena con Tarcisio Bertone: per l’ennesima volta un chiaro segnale politico senza precedenti da parte del mondo cattolico, stavolta dal Vaticano. Il motivo è molto semplice: la Chiesa sostiene chi interpreta meglio il suo punto di vista sul piano etico (per esempio sull’eutanasia).
Il fatto che ora la Chiesa colpisca duramente Berlusconi, could mean that this time it has gone far beyond the limits on moral grounds. A loss of support that can cost you in the premier event of early elections. Although Berlusconi, a champion of political survival, will stand as a devil nell'acquasantiera, as per the same newspaper Avvenire. Fight till the last breath, because 'resignation is a word that is not part of his vocabulary'.
Berlusconi himself confirmed last night: 'Are you crazy?' He answered when asked if he would resign. 'I feel calm'.
quotes and Carlo Ferrigno, the former prefect of Naples, in one of the calls intercepted by the police reveals how to play the infamous revels 'bunga-bunga' Arcore, Berlusconi's residence. These feasts would start as 'dinners' with a bevy of invited attractive, then the landlord sang a few songs in the early days of his career working as the premier entertainer on cruise ships, finally, the evening culminated in a large crowded. Remuneration, women, young and available, then did sex with the landlord, Berlusconi, sometimes with other guests. This, according to the prosecutor in Milan, the alleged offense charged to the Italian premier.
With its extremely slim majority, Berlusconi has won the battle for power against his former ally Gianfranco Fini, but at the same time it came out weakened: the prime minister must be very attentive to his next moves in order to survive in these 'latest scandal.
The PM says he felt 'overwhelming' that Berlusconi is guilty of extortion, exploitation and inducement to prostitution, plus a minor. The Moroccan Karim El Mahroug, a cubist art that goes by the name 'Ruby Heartbreaker', the report says the investigators last year he took part in the feasts of Berlusconi for months, when it was still a minor.
Later, after Ruby's arrest for theft, the premier applied pressure to make her leave. To this end he invented the excuse that Ruby was a relative of Egyptian President Mubarak, implying that the arrest of the girl could trigger a diplomatic incident. It is this that is based on charges of extortion. The same
Ruby admits that she received several thousand euro by Berlusconi, but insists that he never had sex with the premier 74enne. At the same time, however, Ruby continues to change his version of events. You said it was from Berlusconi for three nights, the wiretaps revealed that the evenings were eight, and yesterday the Ruby version that has suddenly become the prime minister attended since he was sixteen. The wiretaps also show that Ruby had previously blackmailed a former partner asking € 1,500 for not revealing that he had sex with him, when, according to the law, it was still too young.
Pride
Ruby would be a little gossipy, who did not scruple to manipulate people? It is very likely, but at the same time the story ends with her. Investigators have carried out house searches in seven apartments in Milano Due, a luxury apartment complex built by Berlusconi in the seventies. Several girls lived in the apartments free of charge, and were also generously rewarded for their 'friendship' with the knight. Investigators have found in apartments large notes, very expensive designer clothes and jewelry exclusive. All the girls come from the entertainment world, working as models, or are known in Italy because of their participation in the reality show. The PM is convinced that all this luxury material repay in kind.
Sunday, during a video message to the Italian TV, Berlusconi has admitted to 'be with pleasure in the company of young people', and to have given a lot of money to the girls: 'I have helped because they were in difficulty, among others, housing and medical expenses, and I'm proud of this! '. The Italian prime minister, however, denied that there is a link between that money and sex. 'It's something that I would consider damaging to my dignity'.
This is not convinced by the prosecutor. The PM shall base its charges on many accounts and intercepted phone conversations between people who are part of the inner circle of the premier. On Monday, the prosecutor has forwarded the dossier on Berlusconi to the Italian Parliament, along with a search warrant of the offices of Berlusconi. The PM also plan to question him, but his army of lawyers will do everything to prevent this from happening.
Catholic Italy
'Not even the high poeta Dante, nel descrivere l’Inferno, era arrivato a tanto!’, ha reagito Leoluca Orlando, portavoce del piccolo partito di opposizione Italia dei Valori. E Pierluigi Bersani, del maggiore partito di opposizione, il PD, ha chiesto le dimissioni di Berlusconi. ‘È chiaro che il nostro premier ha una vita privata che gli prende molto tempo, propongo che d’ora in poi ci si dedichi a tempo pieno.’
Ma non è solo l’opposizione a preoccuparsi, anche il Presidente Giorgio Napolitano esprime apertamente grande apprensione. Di rilievo ancora maggiore è l’indignazione della Chiesa Cattolica italiana. Secondo Avvenire, il quotidiano della Conferenza Episcopale italiana, è ora che il Presidente del Council shows more restraint. 'Just the idea that a man who sits at the top of state institutions is involved in the stories of prostitution, and worse yet, child prostitution hurts and upsets', wrote the director Mark Tarquinio yesterday in its editorial.
The fact that the Church is offended by the conduct of Mr Berlusconi has great political importance. Italy remains - at least in cultural terms - a deeply Catholic country 's southern Europe, with the Vatican, the center of world power of the Catholic Church in the heart of its capital, Rome. The Vatican will always continue to affect a large percentage of the Italian electorate who votes mostly for the center, and consequently for Berlusconi.
Relations between the Vatican and the Italian Church and Berlusconi are at least ambiguous and the Church tends to change its mind. For example, in September 2009, Avvenire published articles on the burning behavior of Berlusconi and the Vatican canceled an important dinner with Berlusconi and Tarcisio Bertone, the number two in the Vatican after the Pope journalists loyal to Berlusconi reacted by accusing the then Director of Future of homosexuality. Soon after, the director resigned.
Following the difficulties were resolved. In December of last year, during the power struggle between Prime Minister and the President of the Chamber, Gianfranco Fini, the Church italiana si schierò nuovamente e radicalmente dalla parte di Berlusconi. Il cardinale Angelo Bagnasco, presidente della Conferenza Episcopale italiana, affermò che la scelta a favore del governo Berlusconi (che era sopravvissuto al voto di fiducia per il rotto della cuffia) era ‘una scelta per la stabilità politica’.
Alcuni giorni prima del cruciale voto sulla fiducia ci fu anche una cena con Tarcisio Bertone: per l’ennesima volta un chiaro segnale politico senza precedenti da parte del mondo cattolico, stavolta dal Vaticano. Il motivo è molto semplice: la Chiesa sostiene chi interpreta meglio il suo punto di vista sul piano etico (per esempio sull’eutanasia).
Il fatto che ora la Chiesa colpisca duramente Berlusconi, could mean that this time it has gone far beyond the limits on moral grounds. A loss of support that can cost you in the premier event of early elections. Although Berlusconi, a champion of political survival, will stand as a devil nell'acquasantiera, as per the same newspaper Avvenire. Fight till the last breath, because 'resignation is a word that is not part of his vocabulary'.
Berlusconi himself confirmed last night: 'Are you crazy?' He answered when asked if he would resign. 'I feel calm'.
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