Milan prosecutors at the
weekend filed a motion with Italy's supreme Cassation Court for
it to overturn the acquittal of ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi.
The media mogul in June 2013 was found guilty of abuse of
office and prostituting a minor for paying for sex with a
Moroccan dancer who was underage at the time, and for using his
position as premier to spring her from jail after she was picked
up for theft.
Berlusconi was sentenced to seven years in prison. That
verdict was overturned in July after an appeals court found that
while "sexual acts were paid for", prosecutors failed to prove
the then-premier knew the dancer - known as Ruby - was just 17
years old at the time.
As well, the court found prosecutors failed to prove the
then-premier threatened or intimidated police officials into
releasing Ruby from jail.
However, Milan prosecutors disagreed. The media mogul "gave
very precise instructions" to officials at the Milan police
headquarters to have Ruby released in May 2010, prosecutors
said.
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