Reuters: Oddly Enough: Berlusconi asks to do community service instead of jail term: source

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Berlusconi asks to do community service instead of jail term: source Oct 11th 2013, 13:00 Tweet Share this Email Print Reprints Related Topics World » Oddly Enough » Italy » Italian center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi sits in hi car as he leaves the Senate in Rome, October 2, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Remo Casilli MILAN | Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:00am EDT MILAN (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has formally requested to do a year of community service rather than be jailed or put under house arrest following his conviction for tax fraud, a legal source said on Friday. The center-right leader, 77, was sentenced to four years in jail in August, commuted to one, for masterminding a massive tax fraud scheme at his Mediaset television empire. Because of his age he is considered certain to be allowed to stay out of prison, making either house arrest or community service the most likely ways that he will serve his sentence. It is not automatic that his request for community service will be granted and the billionaire media tycoon is not likely to begin the sentence until next year. Criminals assigned to community service normally work in non-profit organizations such as soup kitchens for the homeless, centers for drug addicts or groups offering assistance to the elderly. The legal source, who is involved in the case, did not say which type of community service Berlusconi had requested. Berlusconi, who also faces a ban from public office and expulsion from his seat as a Senator, has fiercely protested his innocence, saying he is a victim of politically motivated prosecutors and judges. Some media reports had suggested he may insist on going to prison rather than be seen in any way coming to terms with the justice system by requesting an alternative sentence. (Reporting By Emilio Parodi; Writing by Gavin Jones; Editing by Pravin Char) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (1) Of what possible service to the community could this criminal be? He has never cared for the community before–now that he faces justice he's developed altruism? Not. Oct 11, 2013 9:12am EDT  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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