woensdag 11 maart 2015

Silvio Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' acquittal upheld by high court

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Former Italian prime minister acquitted on charges that he paid for sex with an underage prostitute and used his political influence to cover it up.Italy’s top court has definitively cleared Silvio Berlusconi of charges that he paid for sex with an underage dancer and then abused his position as prime minister to cover it up.After nine hours of deliberations, the judges at the court of cassation delivered a ruling on Tuesday that ends the lengthy legal saga which lifted the lid on the “bunga bunga” sex parties hosted by the billionaire tycoon and former Italian prime minister.It also leaves the 78-year-old, who served three terms as premier, free to resume a central role in politics at the helm of his centre-right Forza Italia party.

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