The Italian parliament has challenged the jurisdiction of a Milan court to try Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi on charges he paid for sex with an underage Moroccan prostitute and then used his office to try cover it up.
The Italian parliament has challenged the jurisdiction of a Milan court to try Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi on charges he paid for sex with an underage Moroccan prostitute and then used his office to try cover it up.
Berlusconi's trial opens today in Milan before an ordinary tribunal.
Silvio Berlusconi
But the leader's lawyers and political allies say Berlusconi should be tried by the Tribunal of Ministers, which deals with offences committed by public officials in the execution of their duties.
The lower house of parliament, which is controlled by Berlusconi's conservative allies, voted yesterday to ask Italy's Constitutional Court to rule on who should try Berlusconi.
Oscar-winning actor George Clooney is being called to make appearances in Berlusconi's trial on charges he paid for sex with an underage prostitute, then tried to use his influence to cover it up.
Prosecutors allege Berlusconi paid Moroccan girl Ruby for sex at his villa, then personally called police to have her released from custody.
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