Italian politics. Will Silvio Berlusconi be found guilty?

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Series Details 10.07.13
Publication Date 10/07/2013
ISSN 0013-0613
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On the 9 July 2013 Italy's highest court, the Court of Cassation, set 30 July 2013 as the date for hearing ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud appeal - a much earlier date than expected.

The early hearing could prevent the statute of limitations from expiring on one of the charges, analysts said. Articles examine the significance of this move.
Source Link http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2013/07/italian-politics-0
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BBC News, 10.07.13: Italy ex-PM Berlusconi's tax fraud appeal set for 30 July http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23250561
ESO: Background information: Italian ex-PM Berlusconi sentenced in Ruby sex case http://www.europeansources.info/record/italian-ex-pm-berlusconi-sentenced-in-ruby-sex-case/
ESO: Background information: Berlusconi sentence intensifies power struggle / Berlusconi sentenced to four years http://www.europeansources.info/record/berlusconi-sentence-intensifies-power-struggle-berlusconi-sentenced-to-four-years/
Corriere della Sera, 20.06.13: Constitutional Court Throws Out Berlusconi’s Legitimate Impediment Appeal http://www.corriere.it/english/13_giugno_20/legitimate-impediment_03966374-d99e-11e2-8116-cce4caac965d.shtml
EUObserver, 11.07.13: Berlusconi stirs trouble in Italy, again http://euobserver.com/political/120830
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