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Spain’s Princess Cristina (R) arrives at the court with her husband Inaki Urdangarin, to appear on charges of tax fraud, as a long-running investigation into the business affairs of her husband goes to trial in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo/File Photo

Spain’s Princess Cristina Acquitted in Tax Fraud Trial

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 17, 2017 | World

Spain’s Princess Cristina was cleared on Friday of helping her husband evade taxes after a year-long trial. The ruling said: “We must acquit and we are acquitting Cristina Federica… of tax fraud, of which she was accused.” Cristina’s husband, Inaki Urdangarin,...

Italy court hands Berlusconi two-year ban from public office

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2013 | World

Milan, Reuters—A Milan court on Saturday ruled that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from holding public office for two years following a conviction for tax fraud. But, since Berlusconi is a senator, the court’s decision will have no...

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Franco Coppi (C), a lawyer of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, leaves the Court of Cassation building, in central Rome, 30 July 2013. (EPA/ANGELO CARCONI)

Italy’s top court begins crucial Berlusconi case hearing

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 30, 2013 | World

Rome, Reuters—Italy’s supreme court heard on Tuesday Silvio Berlusconi’s last appeal against a jail sentence and ban from public office for tax fraud in a case which could threaten the survival of the shaky coalition government. If five top judges hand...