Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/italian-senate-expels-berlusconi-from-parliament-over-tax-fraud-conviction Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Italian Senate expels Berlusconi from parliament over tax fraud conviction Nation Nov 27, 2013 12:10 PM EDT "We must not despair" – video shows defiant Silvio #Berlusconi after Senate expulsion http://t.co/IXwHzwGxC0 & pic.twitter.com/tDKG2uzPjF — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 27, 2013 ROME — The Italian Senate voted Wednesday to expel ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament after his tax fraud conviction, the Associated Press reports. The 77-year-old prime minister was sentenced in August to a four-year prison term, which has since been reduced to one year of house arrest or community service, for a tax evasion scheme at his media company Mediaset. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
"We must not despair" – video shows defiant Silvio #Berlusconi after Senate expulsion http://t.co/IXwHzwGxC0 & pic.twitter.com/tDKG2uzPjF — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 27, 2013 ROME — The Italian Senate voted Wednesday to expel ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament after his tax fraud conviction, the Associated Press reports. The 77-year-old prime minister was sentenced in August to a four-year prison term, which has since been reduced to one year of house arrest or community service, for a tax evasion scheme at his media company Mediaset. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now