Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Ruby case: the Milan prosecutor's office wants a speedy trial of Silvio Berlusconi

Milan prosecutors asked, Wednesday, Feb. 9, the immediate return of Silvio Berlusconi in court, said Tuesday the chief prosecutor in Milan. Prosecutors will meet in the day to finalize the last details of the case before submitting their application on Wednesday, said Edmondo Bruti Liberati. The three judges who made the inquiry should include whether the demand for immediate trial will focus on the two charges against Mr.

Berlusconi or one, "said Bruti Liberati. The chairman is suspected of engaging in prostitution of a minor and abuse of office, paid for the services of a young Moroccan called Ruby, and be acted as chairman for the release in May 2010. The three judges are orientated according to judicial sources, to request immediate trial only for the crime of abuse of office.

The trial is now an expedited Italian Penal Code which is based on a "clear" evidence and could lead to a trial before the summer against Mr. Berlusconi. The prosecution has claimed to have "evidence" on the organization of unbridled celebrations in the homes of Cavaliere, where young women are prostitutes in exchange for money and free housing.

Once the request sent to prosecutors, the investigating judge will have five days to decide whether or not the holding of a trial. The second charge, resort to prostitution as a minor, may not relate exclusively Ruby but also a second girl, the Brazilian Iris Berardi presents the festivals organized in Arcore, near Milan when she was not yet 18 years.

In this vein of inquiry, judges may follow the normal procedure which provides for a preliminary hearing and a trial. On Saturday, tens of thousands of people gathered in Milan, attended by figures such as Umberto Eco and writers Roberto Saviano, demanding the resignation of the chairman.

Sunday afternoon, a thousand people demonstrated outside the gates of the luxurious villa of Berlusconi in Arcore. The protest erupted after the arrival of anarchists. One policeman was injured in the clashes and two protesters were arrested.

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