Top Court Overturns Italian Premier’s Immunity (ap)

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FILE - In this June 17, 2003 file photo, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi shows a document as he addresses a court in Milan, Italy. News reports say Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009 a top Italian court has overturned an immunity law shielding Premier Berlusconi from a corruption trial in Milan. The law grants immunity from prosecution to the country's four top office holders while in office. That includes the premier, president of the republic and the two parliament speakers. News agencies said the Constitutional Court's 15 judges made the decision Wednesday after two days of deliberations. As a result, the Milan proceedings are expected to resume. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, FILE)AP – A top Italian court on Wednesday overturned a law granting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution, allowing trials for corruption and tax fraud to resume in Milan and prompting immediate calls for his resignation.

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