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Berlusconi criticises Italian justice system
Controversy surrounding the Italian legal system is likely to continue beyond the sentencing of former premier Silvio Berlusconi yesterday.
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Sentenced to four years in prison - an outcome which is likely to be translated into a shorter period of home arrest for the 76-year old - the politician vowed to continue his battle against a judicial system which is widely seen as seriously flawed in the peninsula. In a video statement released after the decision, the media billionaire said, according to Gazzetta del Sud: 'We'll tell the Italians to give us back the (governing) majority to modernise the country, starting from the most indispensable, the justice system, to prevent a citizen being deprived of his freedom.'
