Separate Senate and Lower House
panels on Thursday approved resolutions aimed at stopping
lifetime pensions for ex-MPs convicted of serious crimes.
A number of politicians could be affected, including
ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi, who was convicted of tax fraud in
the Mediaset case and is one of Italy's richest men. He
reportedly receives a pension of 8,000 euros monthly.
Marcello Dell'Utri, whose sentence of seven years in prison
for Mafia association was definitively confirmed last year by
the country's highest court, receives a monthly allowance of
4,985 euros.
Cesare Previti, convicted of corruption in judicial
proceedings, receives a monthly payment of 4,235 euros while
Arnaldo Forlani, sentenced to two years and four months in
prison for illegal financing in the Enimont affair, receives
6,062 euro.
Paolo Cirino Pomicino, definitely convicted and sentenced
to one year and eight months in prison for illegal financing of
political parties, receives 5,573 euros monthly.
Two former politicians implicated in the Clean Hands probe
could be affected - Claudio Martelli whose pension is 4,992
euros and Gianni De Michelis who receives 5,517 euros.
Alfredo Vito was convicted of corruption in Naples receives
two pensions, one from a regional council as well as one from
the Lower House for a total of 4,540 euros.
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