"Lies were a defense against life on the street, a method I used until I could afford the luxury of not having to defend myself anymore. I don't think I was wrong, because the only really wrong thing was being in the right place but at the wrong time".
Thus, the day after her acquittal in the
Ruby ter
trial ,
Karima El Mahroug
answered questions from Rtl 102.5 before the presentation, scheduled for today in Milan, of her book which tells her life story.
ANSA agency
Ruby ter, Silvio Berlusconi acquitted in Milan.
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FI leader: 'Incalculable political suffering and damage'.
Karima shakes hands with the prosecutors: 'It was all invented, removed a boulder'.
She also acquitted the 20 young former guests of the Arcore evenings.
The president of the court: 'Absolution because the girls were to be investigated'.
Barbara Berlusconi: 'Dad is the most persecuted man in the world'.
Marina: 'Victory at too high a price'.
Forza Italia calls for a commission of inquiry into the political use of justice.
Fdi: 'A boutade'.
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"In hindsight - added Karima, acquitted of perjury and corruption in judicial acts together with Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi and 27 other defendants -
I regretted having entered Berlusconi's house
.
Everything has been exploited.
Grateful to make that acquaintance but in the years since I regretted having come across that house.
If I look back I'm proud of myself and my journey, you have to forgive yourself, make personal growth and look forward.
It's been thirteen difficult years but I don't deny the knowledge.
I experienced Italian justice in a heavy way, a difficult procedure if you are seventeen years old.
I stayed true to myself and consistent with the version of events.
I didn't run away, I didn't give up, I'm tied to Italy.
I knew the truth-she concluded-would come out, and yesterday was proof of that."
"The name
Ruby
has never represented me. It was chosen as a nickname on Facebook and was then taken by the press and used in courtrooms, but I don't feel any belonging to that name," said the girl.
"The book - he added referring to the autobiography he presented today in Milan - is called Karima for this reason, I hope that from today on the world will begin to identify me with my name. For years I have lost my identity and it is already much to be called by name".
"I'm not a prostitute and I'm absolutely sure I don't have any famous relatives," she said as she presented her biography in Milan, written with the journalist Raffaella Cosentino.
Dressed in total black, leather trousers and jacket, the young woman added: "I was given the opportunity to be helped and I understood myself, writing this book".
Karima probably referred to her when she would have been defined as the granddaughter of Egyptian President Mubarak