Pier Silvio Berlusconi acquitted

(ANSA) Milan, July 8 - Silvio Berlusconi's elder son Pier Silvio was acquitted in the Mediatrade fraud case at his Mediaset empire Tuesday.
    The prosecution had requested a prison term of three years and two months for Pier Silvio Berlusconi for alleged wrongdoing.
    Also acquitted was Mediaset Chairman Fedele Confalonieri, Silvio Berlusconi's long-time business right-hand man.
    Prosecutors had asked for a term of three years and four months for Confalonieri.
    The pair were accused of fraud in the purchase of film rights by Mediaset.
    Eight other people were acquitted.
    Three-time premier Berlusconi was initially also implicated in the Mediatrade case but his position was shelved in 2011 due to lack of evidence.