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Will Italian's highest court repeal Berlusconi's the tax fraud conviction?

Will Italian's highest court repeal Berlusconi's the tax fraud conviction?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in General » Other
Settled on 08/01/2013 18:29 Settled by Super Userkruijs
Winning option:No, or not appealed Italy's supreme court on Thursday upheld a jail sentence against Silvio Berlusconi for tax fraud in a devastating blow to the former prime minister that could throw the country's fragile coalition government into crisis.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/01/us-italy-politics-berlusconi-verdict-idUSBRE97013Q20130801

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Yes
Yes
No, or not appealed
No, or not appealed

Background

An appeals court upheld the tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence against former Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday in a case that could see him barred from public office for five years.

In Italy, convictions are not considered definitive until all appeals are exhausted, and Berlusconi's lawyers are expected to appeal the case to the nation's highest Court of Cassation.

Berlusconi appeared prepared for the decision, going on his Mediaset TG5 news on Tuesday night to proclaim his innocence and portray the case as a political witch hunt against him and designed to "eliminate a political adversary."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57583497/silvio-berlusconi-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison-after-tax-fraud-verdict-upheld/

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