Ruby and Berlusconi’s Affair: Moroccan Minister Unveils New Facts

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Casablanca- On Monday, Mohamed Moubdie, the Moroccan Minister of Public Service and Administrative Modernization, shared controversial information with Moroccan newspaper Al Akhbar about the affair between Silvio Berlusconi and “Ruby.”

Moubdie told Al Akhbar that “Ruby was not a minor when she had a sexual affair with the Italian politician.”

In 2010, Berlusconi, former Prime Minister of Italy, was pronounced guilty of soliciting sex from a Moroccan nightclub dancer Karima El Mahroug, also known as Ruby Rubacuori, who was said to still be a minor at that time.

According to Moubdie, he was the one who signed El Mahroug’s birth certificate in 1992, while he was still the president of the municipal council in Fqih Ben Saleh (200 kilometres from Casablanca). Hence, Ruby was not a minor when she had an affair with Berlusconi.

According to Italian press, Berlusconi’s defense requested that investigations be carried out concerning Moubdie’s controversial statements.

Souad Sbari, a former Italian lawmaker called on the prosecutor to intervene in order to elucidate the case and retrieve the original documentation concerning Ruby’s date of birth. Sbai also demanded the Minister testify in the case.

“It’s a story that should not be swept under the carpet, because Italians want to know the truth once and for all about this issue,” Sbai told the Italian media.

Subsequently, the Attorney General of Milan opened investigations on 45 people suspected of perjury in their testimonials concerning Silvio Berlusconi’s affair.

However, according to daily newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum, Moubdie denied having shared any facts about Berlusconi’s affair with Al Akhbar.

“I did not unveil any facts about the affair simply because I do not have any information about it,” the Minister said.

But a recording of the interview conducted with the Minister by Moroccan journalist Bouchra Dou clearly confirms that the official stated that Ruby was not minor when she had an affair with Berlusconi.