– Berlusconi Convicted In ‘Sex-With-Minor’ Case; Sentenced To 7 Years In Jail (ZeroHedge, June 24, 2013):
While appeals will be quick to come, the ‘Ruby’ trial has resulted in former PM Silvio Berlusconi being convicted in the ‘sex-with-minor’ case:
- *MILAN COURT RULES ON BERLUSCONI’S SEX-WITH-MINOR TRIAL
- *ITALY’S BERLUSCONI CONVICTED IN RUBY TRIAL
- *BERLUSCONI CONVICTED ON ABUSE OF POWER IN MILAN TRIAL
- *BERLUSCONI SENTENCED TO 7 YRS IN JAIL
- *BERLUSCONI BARRED FROM PUBLIC OFFICE FOREVER: MILAN COURT
- *ITALY’S BERLUSCONI CAN APPEAL CONVICTION
With the central bank backstop seemingly being removed, the impact on Italian politics is unclear (aside from increased uncertainty as his own party may splinter its support for the colaition) but for now his empire – MediaSet is halted down 5.2%…