02/08/2013 10:28
Italy ex-PM Berlusconi in angry tirade at jail ruling
Italy's former PM Silvio Berlusconi has broadcast an angry video message after his prison sentence for tax fraud was upheld by the country's highest court, BBC reported.
Berlusconi said he was the innocent victim of "an incredible series of accusations and trials that had nothing to do with reality."
The court also ordered a further judicial review on whether he should be banned from holding public office.
Berlusconi, 76, is unlikely to go to jail because of his age.
He is expected to serve house arrest or carry out community service.
The ruling by Rome's Court of Cassation, which he cannot appeal, came after a three-day hearing. Berlusconi was not in court.