Prosecutors Seek Trial for Berlusconi
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 9th, 2011 5:39 am by HL
Prosecutors Seek Trial for Berlusconi
Italian prosecutors filed a request to try Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on criminal charges related to prostitution and abuse of office, the New York Times reports.
He’s accused of paying for sex with a 17-year-old and abusing his office by calling the police to intervene on her behalf after she was detained for petty theft.
“The scandal has been raging in the Italian news media for weeks, but the growing outrage of many Italians has not translated into political defeat for the prime minister, who holds a narrow majority in Parliament. The center-left opposition is weak and Mr. Berlusconi’s center-right coalition has shown no clear intention of replacing him.”