Berlusconi wins reprieve

Article reports that Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s centre-right Prime Minister, won a reprieve on the 10 March 2010 from his two trials on charges of fraud and corruption after the upper house of the Italian parliament approved a law granting him and other ministers the right to avoid appearing in court because of their public commitments.

ESO: Background information: Draft law could ease Berlusconi’s legal woes http://www.europeansources.info/record/draft-law-could-ease-berlusconis-legal-woes/

ESO: Background information: Italian court rejects Berlusconi immunity / Berlusconi hits out at court ruling http://www.europeansources.info/record/italian-court-rejects-berlusconi-immunity-berlusconi-hits-out-at-court-ruling/

Deutsche Welle, 10.3.10: Silvio Berlusconi's party falls into chaos ahead of regional elections http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5340129,00.html

NRC Handelsblad, 12.3.10: Italian judges: 'Berlusconi danger to democracy' http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2502936.ece/Italian_judges_Berlusconi_danger_to_democracy

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