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Berlusconi sentenced to year in prison over leaks

An Italian court today sentenced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to a year in prison over the publication of leaked transcripts from a policewiretap in a newspaper that he owns.

Updated on: Mar 7, 2013, 17:40:56 IST
AFP | By , Rome
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An Italian court today sentenced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to a year in prison over the publication of leaked transcripts from a police
wiretap in a newspaper that he owns.

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Berlusconi, who faces two more verdicts this month for tax fraud and having sex with an underage prostitute, can appeal the conviction which would suspend the sentence under Italian law.

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