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IRL (In Real Life) => Current Events => Topic started by: mirth on June 24, 2013, 05:20:28 PM

Title: Belusconi Gets 7 Years in Sex Case
Post by: mirth on June 24, 2013, 05:20:28 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/25/world/europe/milan-court-sentences-berlusconi-to-seven-years.html?ref=world

Wonder if it will hold up on the appeals.
Title: Re: Belusconi Gets 7 Years in Sex Case
Post by: Martok on June 25, 2013, 08:24:15 AM
I bet his sentence gets reduced to time served. 

Title: Re: Belusconi Gets 7 Years in Sex Case
Post by: jejo68 on July 02, 2013, 12:25:29 AM
according to italian law he is too old to serve time, so in effect he will only be banned from holding a political office.
Dont think that will be reversed in an appeal
Title: Re: Belusconi Gets 7 Years in Sex Case
Post by: GDS_Starfury on July 02, 2013, 12:36:25 AM
besides their stupidity it seems that everyone else has much more fun and interesting politicians then the US/UK/Canadian variety.