Berlusconi Let Off Charge After Change in Law
Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, in effect let himself off one of the most serious criminal charges against him, according to documents lodged with a Milan court.
Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, in effect let himself off one of the most serious criminal charges against him, according to documents lodged with a Milan court.
In September, a court acquitted him of falsifying the accounts of his business to cover up a €10m (£7m) illegal donation to the party of the late prime minister Bettino Craxi.
In a delayed ruling, the judges said Mr Berlusconi and three former bosses of his Fininvest firm could not be convicted because what they had done was no longer a crime, following a law change after Mr Berlusconi came to power in 2001.
In September, a court acquitted him of falsifying the accounts of his business to cover up a €10m (£7m) illegal donation to the party of the late prime minister Bettino Craxi.
In a delayed ruling, the judges said Mr Berlusconi and three former bosses of his Fininvest firm could not be convicted because what they had done was no longer a crime, following a law change after Mr Berlusconi came to power in 2001.
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