Berlusconi Denied Delay of Sex-With-Minor Trial as Verdict Nears
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Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, campaigning for Italy’s general election next month, was denied a request for a delay of his criminal trial on charges of paying for sex with a minor until after the vote.
The judges announced the decision after four hours of deliberations in Milan. Berlusconi’s lawyer Niccolo Ghedini made the request today, saying the trial could interfere with the campaign for the Feb. 24-25 parliamentary elections, and criticized the judges’ decision.