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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022
Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi seriously ill, prosecutor says

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Reuters
19 May, 2021, 04:55 pm
Last modified: 19 May, 2021, 04:59 pm

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Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi seriously ill, prosecutor says

Berlusconi, 84, has been in and out of hospital this year after contracting Covid-19 last September, and speculation has mounted in recent days over a deterioration of his health

Reuters
19 May, 2021, 04:55 pm
Last modified: 19 May, 2021, 04:59 pm
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks to the media as he leaves Milan's San Raffaele hospital, where he was being treated after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and diagnosed with mild pneumonia, in Milan, Italy, September 14, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks to the media as he leaves Milan's San Raffaele hospital, where he was being treated after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and diagnosed with mild pneumonia, in Milan, Italy, September 14, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seriously ill and his trial on charges of bribing witnesses should be temporarily suspended, a Milan prosecutor said on Wednesday.

Berlusconi, 84, has been in and out of hospital this year after contracting Covid-19 last September, and speculation has mounted in recent days over a deterioration of his health.

"We definitely believe Berlusconi is seriously ill and is suffering from a serious disease. This is what medical certificates and consultancies show," prosecutor Tiziana Siciliano said.

Speaking during a hearing for a case connected to one in which Berlusconi was acquitted of having sex with an underage girl nicknamed 'Ruby', Siciliano said Berlusconi should be temporally exempted from standing trial.

The judge will decide on whether to separate Berlusconi's position from the other defendants on May 26, when there will be a new hearing.

The four-time prime minister is accused of bribing witnesses to stay silent over the underage prostitution case, starting in 2013. He has always denied any wrongdoing.

The media tycoon left Milan's San Raffaele Hospital after a five-day stay on Saturday. He was hospitalised in March and twice in April. He also went to hospital in January due to a heart problem. 

"He is being looked after at home. Of course we are worried," Berlusconi's lawyer, Federico Cecconi, told reporters.

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