Italian court upholds public office ban for Silvio Berlusconi

Italy's highest appeals court upheld on the 18 March 2014 a two-year ban from public office imposed on former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi after he was found guilty of tax fraud.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27033315 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27033315

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