Verdict went ‘against the will of the people’

A DEFIANT Berlusconi, already weakened by a sex scandal, has vowed to stay despite the ruling by the constitutional court, which he called a political organ.

His lawyer, Niccolo Ghedini, said the verdict went “against the will of the people” who elected him to a third term last year.

But other centre-right politicians will be more reluctant to attack the country’s highest court, whose judges are usually considered untouchable above the political fray.