A Senate committee in Italy has recommended that Silvio Berlusconi be
expelled from parliament following his tax fraud conviction
A cross-party panel of Italian senators on Friday Oct 5,2013 approved a motion to expel former premier Silvio Berlusconi from parliament. The move follows Berlusconi's failed appeal against a tax fraud conviction, with the verdict upheld by Italy's highest court
The committee "has decided by a majority to propose to the Senate assembly to debate invalidating the election of Senator Berlusconi," the group's head, Dario Stefano, said.
Representatives of both Prime Minister Letta's centre-left Democratic Party and Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PdL) party sit on the 23-strong Senate committee on elections and parliamentary immunity.
Note
A recently-introduced Italian law forbids people with a conviction from holding public office. Berlusconi and his supporters have argued that this should not apply to him, however, because the charges against him pertain to events that pre-date the law.
A cross-party panel of Italian senators on Friday Oct 5,2013 approved a motion to expel former premier Silvio Berlusconi from parliament. The move follows Berlusconi's failed appeal against a tax fraud conviction, with the verdict upheld by Italy's highest court
The committee "has decided by a majority to propose to the Senate assembly to debate invalidating the election of Senator Berlusconi," the group's head, Dario Stefano, said.
Representatives of both Prime Minister Letta's centre-left Democratic Party and Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PdL) party sit on the 23-strong Senate committee on elections and parliamentary immunity.
Senate Panel
- Official Title: Committee on Elections and Parliamentary Immunity
- Consists of 23 members drawn from all parties
- Chaired by Dario Stefano of the Left Ecology Freedom party
- Contains six senators from Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PdL) party
Note
A recently-introduced Italian law forbids people with a conviction from holding public office. Berlusconi and his supporters have argued that this should not apply to him, however, because the charges against him pertain to events that pre-date the law.
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