Italian PM corruption trial begins today
Published:Monday | March 28, 2011 | 9:56 AM
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is due to appear in court today to face trial on corruption charges.
Berlusconi, who is a defendant in a total of four trials, says he will attend as many hearings as possible in order to prove his innocence.
The trial relates to one of Berlusconi's media companies.
The Italian prime minister, his son and a number of others are accused of inflating the price paid to buy television rights, and then skimming off the difference to fund political and other activities.