Category Archives: Antonio Di Pietro

Referendum Seeks To Strip Berlusconi Of Immunity

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Glenn Church

A petition has been presented to Italy’s highest court requesting a referendum to overturn the law that grants Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from criminal prosecution while in office. Anti-corruption magistrate Antonio Di Pietro led the effort to collect … Continue reading →

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Berlusconi Accuses Critics Of “Porn Politics”

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Glenn Church

  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is back in trouble again. This time it is over beautiful women, who just happen to be women ministers in his government. In extracts from 280 hours of taped phone calls, Berlusconi puts pressure … Continue reading →

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Former Italian PM Berlusconi Raises Controversy

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Glenn Church

Rome, Italy (summary from news24.com and timesonline) — Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said, “public accusers should be regularly submitted to examinations of their mental health”. Infrastructure Minister Antonio Di Pietro, a Berlusconi critic, said, “only a crazy man … Continue reading →

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