It Seemed, for a moment, just like old times. Italy's former prime minister, Sil vio Berlusconi, was protesting Christlike innocence (and describing his trials as "Calvary"); prosecutors were accusing him of skulduggery (the alleged bribery of his British lawyer, David Mills); judges were failing to give a clear verdict. In the trial that Mr Berlusconi was said to have feared most, a court ruled that the charges had run out of time, thanks to a statute of limi tations. Italy's highest appeal court came to the same conclusion over Mr Mills in 2010.
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