Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was briefly sentenced to four years in jail for tax fraud, and was banned from holding public office for five years.

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s legal woes returned to haunt him as Milan prosecutors asked he be sentenced to five years in prison for bribing his former tax lawyer.

Italian prosecutors have demanded a five-year prison sentence for former premier Silvio Berlusconi in his trial on corruption charges.

The long-running saga of legal action against former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi flickered into life again today.

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi today denounced prosecutors who intend to seek his indictment on corruption charges as elections approach, saying the accusations against him were groundless.