Prosecutors on Wednesday asked
that Silvio Berlusconi be brought to trial in the 'Ruby Ter'
case, the third case stemming from his involvement with Kharima
El Mahroug, an underage Moroccan runaway and nightclub dancer
who worked as a prostitute and whose stage name was Ruby the
Heartstealer.
The indictment was also sought of singer Mariano Apicella,
who with Berlusconi entertained guests at what the ex-premier
called elegant dinners but which in fact turned out to be 'bunga
bunga' sex parties.
The three-time ex-premier is accused of corruption while
Neapolitan balladeer Apicella is accused of corruption and false
testimony.
Prosecutors say Berlusconi paid Apicella to deny that the
women known as 'Olgettine' from their Berlusconi-paid flats in
Milan's Via Olgettina were in fact sex workers and not guests.
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