Berlusconi ordered to stand trial for bribery

An Italian judge has ordered Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial for allegedly bribing a senator to join his party’s ranks, in the latest legal woe for the former prime minister.

Berlusconi ordered to stand trial for bribery
Thu, 24 Oct, 2013 - 01:00

Berlusconi was formally charged along with his former associate, Valter Lavitola, who is accused of acting as an intermediary in the €3m bribe, lawyers said.

The senator himself, Sergio De Gregorio, helped investigators and was granted a 20-month sentence under a plea bargain by the hearing in Naples.

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