Italian MP escapes arrest

Wednesday 21 January 1998 00:02 GMT

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MPs in Italy yesterday voted against allowing the arrest of a former defence minister and top aide of former prime minister. Silvio Berlusconi. Milan prosecutors suspect Cesare Previti of corrupting Rome judges with a slush fund allegedly set up by Mr Berlusconi. Five months ago, they asked for Mr Previti's arrest because they insisted there was a danger he could tamper with evidence. But the Chamber of Deputies refused to lift Mr Previti's immunity against arrest. Earlier this month the chamber's justice commission recommended voting against lifting immunity of the deputy, from Mr Berlusconi's conservative Forza Italia party.

- AP, Rome

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