Italy Parliament Rejects Arrest Request for Berlusconi Ally
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Italy’s Parliament rejected a request to authorize the arrest of a former aide to Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti, in a show of unity of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s government amid Europe’s debt crisis.
The Chamber of Deputies voted against the request by prosecutors to arrest Marco Milanese, a ruling-party lawmaker accused of corruption. The 630-seat lower house voted 312 to 306 against the arrest of Milanese. Seven members of the governing coalition defied the premier and voted with the opposition in the secret ballot, according to Italian news agency Ansa.