Silvio Berlusconi’s ‘Bunga bunga’ acquittal upheld

Silvio Berlusconi’s acquittal in his notorious ‘bunga bunga’ case has been upheld by Italy’s highest court.

It gives the former Italian prime minister a welcome legal victory as he tries to rally his Forza Italia party ahead of regional elections in May.

The Court of Cassation in Rome rejected a prosecutors’ appeal and confirmed Berlusconi’s acquittal on charges that he paid for sex with an under-age prostitute during raunchy parties at his Milan villa, and used his influence to cover it up.