Berlusconi 'pained' as former aide arrested

Italian prosecutors say they have arrested a former Silvio Berlusconi aide for allegedly helping a businessman convicted of Mafia association.

Claudio Scajola, a minister in Berlusconi’s last government, was held on suspicion of having helped Amedeo Matacena – who also was a policymaker from Berlusconi’s party – flee abroad to escape a five-year jail sentence after his conviction was finalised last year.