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Nicole Berlusconi, granddaughter of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and daughter of Paolo, is involved in the process which sees her accused of slander, aggravated defamation, violation of domicile and unlawful interference in private life.
Nicole Berlusconi Trial: The Reason for the Slander Charge
According to the reconstruction, in 2023 he would have reported the president of the Ca' del Pianone equestrian centre in Mapello (Bergamo) for animal abuseThe case was closed, but now the centre and the president's brothers, who have joined the civil action, have asked for compensation of one million euros.
The hearing would have been postponed to September 18, when the parties will have to communicate whether or not an agreement has been reached, otherwise the trial will be opened. In 2012 Nicole Berlusconi had founded the non-profit organization “Progetto Islander” for animal rights and on April 14, 2023 she would have entered the Ca' Del Pianone equestrian center in Mapello (now closed) photographing and filming animals and people.
Nicole Berlusconi's complaint and the trial
Following this, he would have presented a complaint in the Prosecutor's Office and a complaint to the Federal Court accusing the president of animal abuse, making public on Facebook and Instagram photos and comments. However, since no crimes were highlighted, the file was archived. Furthermore, according to what was reported by the Prosecutor's Office, Nicole Berlusconi filed the complaint despite knowing that the president was "innocent” and that its purpose would have been to “prevent her from regularly running the equestrian centre”. After having been sent for trial, now he has to answer for slander, aggravated defamation, violation of domicile and unlawful interference with private life.
The hearing and the one million euro compensation
Yesterday morning, June 12, a meeting was heldcourt hearing in which the 36-year-old was not present in the courtroom, but her defense team with the lawyer Guido Carlo Alleva. In front of the judge Laura Garufi, the brothers of the president of the equestrian center who constituted themselves as civil parties together with the business, represented by the lawyers Ramona Li Calzi and Stefania Russo. The lawyers would have asked for the compensation of one million euros and Berlusconi's lawyers have made it clear that they are willing to seek an agreement between the parties. Otherwise, the trial will open next September.