Rome, 10 December 2004 The president of the Advice Silvio Berlusconi goes out half acquitted and half prescribed from the trial Sme. The judges
acquitted it from the accusation of to have competition to "to fix" the civil sentence Sme and them granted him easing generic declarant prescribed
the simple offense of corruption relevant to the discount from 434 thousand finite dollars from an account Fininvest to the judge Ringing across
Cesare Previti.
"Better late than never. I had reason of to be serene because I had full conscience of not to have committed nothing", this the reaction of Silvio
Berlusconi.
Finocchiaro: is a good news "I believe that a sentence of acquittal for the president of the Advice, with respect to so serious facts, is a good
news". This the first comment of the responsible Justice of the Ds, Anna Finocchiaro on the trial Sme. "A tribunal of the Republic decided -
underlines the Finocchiaro to RaiNews24 - after a long trial that the premier of this Country is not guilty of serious offense like the corruption in
actions legal".
Gargani: I triumph some justice "IS the I triumph some justice", is the comment to warm of Giuseppe Gargani, responsible justice of Fi. "It is a
good news also for the justice", says to RaiNews24, because "triumphs the truth" and "an important day for the democracy".
Ghedini: satisfactory but we will run back "A sentence that satisfies us in greatest part that closes 10 years of trial, that has revealed
substantially useless". This the comment of the legal one of Silvio Berlusconi, Nicol� Ghedini. The legal one has however announced an "appeal"
for how much pertains the prescription
You press: given back justice to Berlusconi "IS a sentence that gives back justice to Silvio Berlusconi. I hope that you help to realize a climate
more good weather and except for conflictual between politics and justice", the vice-premier said I Mark Crazy.
Shepherd: dismantled the theory of the plot "This sentence dismantles the theory of the plot of the judges against Berlusconi and we, otherwise from
the Cdl, we believe in the respect of the sentences". The President of the Green Alfonso Shepherd declared it Scanio. "Coherence would want -
continuous Shepherd- that also the Cdl, that now exults for the result of the first degree of judgment of the trial Sme, respected all the sentences,
also those of conviction, without I yell and to rail every time". "Awn- concludes the leader of the Sun that Laughs - the shadow of the
prescription for not always transparent behaviors".
Casinos: a positive fact for italy "That the president of the Advice of our Country is released from the accusations does not be able that to
represent a positive fact for italy and the Italians. This start was worth yesterday for Andreotti and, for how much pertains me, farewell today for
Berlusconi". It is the comment of the president of the Room Pier Ferdinando Casinos.
Pisapia: sentence confirms reaponsabilit� of Berlusconi "A sentence that confirms the responsibility of Silvio Berlusconi for the serious offense of
corruption of a magistrate and that the safe from an alone conviction as, for the umpteenth time, basins come him easing them generic with the
consequent prescription of the offense in consideration of the time spent from the offense to the judgment". It affirms it, in a note, l' lawyer
Giuliano Pisapia. "It will be pointing out to read the justifications - continues Pisapia - to understand on the base of what elements were basins,
also in this trial, all' attributed Silvio Berlusconi easing them generic, that a time allowed to avoid him still a certain conviction".
p.s.This is a translation from an Italian News paper...