Berlusconi prosecutors demand five-year jail term (BBC)

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Italian prosecutors in Milan have asked for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to be sentenced to five years in jail on bribery charges.

He is accused of paying British lawyer David Mills $600,000 (£382,000) to lie about his business interests.

But the case has run on for so long that Mr Berlusconi, 75, is unlikely to go to jail even if found guilty.

He is also on trial separately for tax fraud and alleged sex with an underage prostitute.

A case is also due to start on 15 March where Mr Berlusconi is charged with revealing confidential information over a 2005 banking scandal. In all cases he says he is innocent.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17045357

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1. Not enough time.