Berlusconi to go on trial for allegedly paying witness to five false testimony in ‘Bunga Bunga’ trial

Silvio Berlusconi is to go on trial for allegedly paying a witness to give false testimony about his notorious parties.

A judge in southern city Bari on Friday set the first hearing in the witness tampering trial for February 4, 2019.

The case dates back to 2008-2009 when young and ambitious businessman Giampolo Tarantini brought escort girls to parties at Berlusconi’s residences in Rome and Sardini

The Local reports that Tarantini is currently appealing an eight-year sentence for procuring prostitutes for Berlusconi.

The billionaire former premier is accused of having paid Tarantini to keep quiet about the more salacious details of his parties.

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