Berlusconi sentenced to 1 year behind bars in wiretap trial

Published time: March 07, 2013 11:18

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (AFP Photo)

Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to one year in jail after a wiretap trial linked to a 2005 banking scandal.

The ex-premier allegedly made public the taped contents of a confidential phone call.

Berlusconi denied any wrongdoing and may seek an appeal trial, until the end of which he won’t be put into custody.

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