Probe launched into pardon of bunga bunga showgirl at centre of Berlusconi scandal

NewsWorldEuropeProbe launched into pardon of bunga bunga showgirl at centre of Berlusconi scandalItalian president ordered an urgent review after the pardon of Nicole Minetti, who was convicted over a sex party scandalJane Dalton Tuesday 28 April 2026 23:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966740","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-pardon-berlusconi-sex-scandal-b2966740.html","title":"Probe launched into pardon of bunga bunga showgirl at centre of Berlusconi scandal"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-24491","index":0}Nicole Minetti says the claims are untrue (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Italian...