Berlusconi in court over tax fraud case

Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, has appeared at a court in Milan over allegations of tax fraud and breach of trust in his business interests. Prosecutors have accused the 74-year-old premier of fraud in the sale of film rights by his Mediaset company. The closed hearing on Monday, which saw Berlusconi in court for the first time in eight years, was to decide whether he should stand trial in the case. The prime minister, who waved to a crowd of reporters and supporters from his car en route to the courthouse, said the accusations against him are

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