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Italy lower house approves bill protecting Berlusconi from prosecution

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved a bill Wednesday that would allow cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, to postpone criminal proceedings against them on the grounds that they would interfere with official duties. The legislation, passed by a vote of 316-239 with 40 members abstaining, would allow officials to suspend trials against them for up to 18 months by claiming a "legitimate impediment" to appearing in court. Critics contend that the legislation read more

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on February 04, 2010 (boomark / email).