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muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts)
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 07:56 PM Jul 2013

Berlusconi pissed off at early court date - statut of limitations won't expire

No, really - his defence team are complaining that the Italian legal system is actually doing its job:

Italy ex-PM Berlusconi's tax fraud appeal set for 30 July

...
Italy's justice system is notoriously slow in dealing with appeals, and Tuesday's decision by the Court of Cassation drew a furious reaction from Mr Berlusconi's defence team.

"I have never seen a hearing programmed as quickly as this. I am astonished," lawyer Franco Coppi told the Reuters news agency.

"This is a real squeeze on the rights of the defence."

If the court upholds Mr Berlusconi's conviction, he will have no further right to appeal.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23250561


He has a right to be let off due to incompetency in the country he ran for several years. A right, I tell you.
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Berlusconi pissed off at early court date - statut of limitations won't expire (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 OP
LMFAO!!! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #1
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