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Italy ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi jail term confirmed (BBC)
Italy's highest court has upheld a prison sentence given to former PM Silvio Berlusconi for tax evasion.
The court also ordered a further judicial review on whether he should be banned from holding public office.
In an emotional video statement, Berlusconi denounced the decision as "based on nothing and which deprives me of my freedom and political rights".
The sentence cannot be appealed further but Berlusconi, 76, is unlikely to go to jail because of his age.
The ruling by Rome's Court of Cassation came after a three-day hearing. Berlusconi was not in court.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23542525
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