Demonstrators hold posters and shirts carry Milan read "Out" to a court during the first day of Prime Minister of Silvio Berlusconi's "Ruby the heart stealer" trial. (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images / Bongarts / April 6, 2011)The process of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges of sexual misconduct and abuse of Wednesday makes open in Milan and was adjourned almost immediately to 31 May.It was one of the testimony on alleged orgy-like parties at Berlusconi's Villa and phone-tap transcripts with girls who were said to male entertained handsomely paid guests on the most anticipated courtroom include events in the history of Italy, with evidence.
It began negotiations with a disappointing ten minutes.
The Defense list of senior friends, Ministers, members of Parliament, TV presenters and actors is testimony reportedly include George Clooney, has a villa close to Lake Como.
Berlusconi not Moroccan performer Karima El Mahroug, known by her stage name Ruby Biagiotti - Ruby the heart stealer - was present.
The 74-year-old Prime Minister is accused paying for sex with Mahroug last year, when she was 17 - a year younger than for legal prostitution in Italy - if she invited to Parties at his villa in Arcore, outside Milan, described in the press as fixed, which contain striptease and sex.
The Prime Minister has always protested his innocence, denying the sex with her and say that she lied about her age...
He was also accused of calling Milan police in May 2010 release her from prison on suspicion of the theft of more than $4000, claims it was related to then Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Berlusconi says that he convinced was that she was related with Mubarak and tried to avoid a diplomatic incident.
Berlusconi, who accused against him politically motivated the Italian justice, is also other studies for corruption, fraud and embezzlement in connection with his activities as a media entrepreneur.
Wednesday's hearing came a day after the Italian Parliament by a narrow margin in in favour of the transition of the study, a ministerial Special Court instead of the Milan court, caused by the charges of abuse of power was. However, not the study is intended to influence the decision, until he is confirmed by the Constitutional Court, told of Reuters is reported.
Coverage in the press was Wednesday study on newspaper and agency limited reporter; TV cameras in Italian courts usually allows were kept outside.
Reports that the prosecution would join Mahroug were denied by her defense lawyer, according to the Italian press agency ANSA. It said that the Court, her lawyer, Paolo Boccardi said, that his client not damage than say they would "not for journeys to the Arcore, neither... sometimes suffer damage from frequenting the Prime Minister"
Boccardi said contradicted the accusation of prostitution "what has always said Karima, she never was the object, sexual acts by the Prime Minister....""she has stressed always, that it, it takes no prostitutes during this study for granted that she were paid."
Janet.Stobart@LATimes.com
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