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Italian Senate panel recommends Berlusconi expulsion
A cross-party panel of the Italian Senate has recommended the expulsion from the chamber of Silvio Berlusconi over his conviction for tax fraud.
The call to expel the ex-prime minister, who dominated politics for nearly two decades in Italy, will now go before the Senate for a full vote.
Berlusconi threatened to topple the coalition government over the issue but backed down during a confidence vote.
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The media tycoon was convicted of tax fraud in October 2012 over deals his firm Mediaset made to purchase TV rights to US films. The sentence was upheld in August.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24396099
The call to expel the ex-prime minister, who dominated politics for nearly two decades in Italy, will now go before the Senate for a full vote.
Berlusconi threatened to topple the coalition government over the issue but backed down during a confidence vote.
...
The media tycoon was convicted of tax fraud in October 2012 over deals his firm Mediaset made to purchase TV rights to US films. The sentence was upheld in August.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24396099
About bloody time.