In 2014, Berlusconi filed an appeal and managed to get the convictions against him overturned. However, the Ruby ter investigation is still ongoing which alleges that Berlusconi bribed 18 girls that participated in his parties to speak positively about Berlusconi. A month prior to her hospitalization, Fadil had requested to be a witness in this trial.
Imane Fadil, a model of Moroccan origin, was just over 25 years old when she was invited for the first time to Arcore, the home of Berlusconi, in 2011. She participated in eight elegant dinners and during some of these, according to her, she saw everything: The girls, the stripteases, and the Bunga Bunga parties. She then stopped attending and went to the public prosecutors office to reveal everything she had seen, complete with names and surnames. The result? Photographers, interviews, headlines, lawsuits. Today, Imane is 33 years old and she is about to finish a book that will reveal everything you need to know about Berlusconi.
Today, after a few years, how do you remember that whole affair?
It was a devastating thing, impossible to describe. At first I was alone against everyone, nobody believed my version.
What did everyone think?
That I was telling those things because I wanted money and success.
And how was it?
I used to go to Arcore because I hoped it would be enough to get into that circle and get a job (in television). Then, I understood what was truly happening and I spoke up.
Were you defamed at that time?
Yes, by all. The first was Emilio Fede. But then I sued him and they condemned him, now theres the appeal. He also sued me, but his case was dismissed because I said the truth and he didnt.
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Your ugliest memory?
The last night I went there, there were all these naked girls dancing. One of them was laying on the ground and was wearing only a loincloth and she was shaking desperately, staring at me. Her eyes seemed to say: Dont judge me, help me!. A terrifying memory.
Have you ever witnessed explicit scenes?
No, I did not.
And who told you this happened?
Well, the last night a girl came to me and told me: Look, to get something you have to do something more. And I understood everything. Until that moment I had hoped I would never be asked for such a thing.
Now you are writing a book. Why?
Because I want to tell everything. This is not limited to a powerful man who had girls. There is much more to this story, much more serious things.
Explain.
Its not easy to tell, it will be the first time I do it. But the time has come.
Please go ahead.
This gentleman is part of a sect that invokes the devil. Yes, I know Im saying something strong, but it is true. And many others know this.
They know what?
That continuous obscenities happened in that house. A sort of sect, made up of only women, dozens and dozens of complicit females.
Did you see these rituals?
Lets say I have many clues. In that room where Bunga Bunga was held there was a small room with clothes, all the same, like tunics, about twenty or thirty. What were they for? And then there was another small underground room with a swimming pool, with another room next to it, totally dark, without any light. An underground pool and a room without lights? Why?
Weak clues. It could be a relaxation area. Is it a fact that you have not seen any actual Satanic rituals or anything like that?
Look, Ive seen worse. Things that are difficult to explain briefly.
Please try.
I saw strange, sinister presences. Ive been a psychic since I was a child due to my father being was sanctified. And I tell you that, in that house, there are disturbing presences. Theres evil in there, Ive seen it, theres Lucifer.
Do you know that saying such things could be perceived as crazy?
Of course I know, but I dont care what people will say. I never said anything because I had no evidence. Now I have it.
Do you have proof? Please show it.
No, not yet, Ill do it later. I just have to finish this book. And then the world will know.
Il Fatto Quotidiano, Imane Fadil: Le notti di Bunga Bunga a casa di Berlusconi. Ad Arcore una setta di Satana con tuniche e riti
At the time of her death, Fadil was looking for a publisher that was courageous enough to print her book entitled I Met the Devil. Immediately after her death, the draft of the book was seized by prosecutors. The Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano published a small excerpt of the book that was shared by Fadil in 2018. Heres a rough translation.
Fadil died on March 1st after a long period of agony as her vital functions progressively shut down. She experienced her first symptoms on January 29th. She was then hospitalized for nearly a month where she underwent a long series of tests as doctors were looking for the cause of her pain. During this time, Fadil told her brother and lawyer that she feared she had been poisoned.
On the day of her death, the Judicial Authority seized Fadils body and the entirety of her medical records.