A Siena prosecutor on Thursday
requested a court give ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi a prison
term of four years, two months for allegedly bribing a witness
to give false testimony.
The Forza Italia leader and media magnate allegedly paid
Sienese pianist Danilo Mariani to lie about alleged sex parties
at his home.
The prosecutor requested Mariani be given a jail term of four
years, six months.
The case is one of several to stem from allegations
Berlusconi had sex with a then-underage prostitute nicknamed
Ruby.
Berlusconi is also alleged to have paid women involved in his
alleged bunga bunga parties, including Ruby, to lie about the
true nature of the gatherings.
He was acquitted of paying Ruby for sex when she was a minor
after a court said he could not have known she was only 17.
Ruby the Heartstealer was the stage name of underage Moroccan
runaway and nightclub dancer Karima El Mahroug.
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