An Italian court on Monday ruled Silvio Berlusconi's trial for underage sex must go ahead despite the election campaign in which the billionaire tycoon is running for office, an AFP reporter in the courtroom said.
Moroccan-born Karima El-Mahroug -- better known as "Ruby the Heart Stealer" -- arrives at Milan's court on January 14, 2013. An Italian court on Monday ruled Silvio Berlusconi's trial for underage sex must go ahead despite the election campaign in which the billionaire tycoon is running for office, an AFP reporter in the courtroom said.
The young Moroccan-born exotic dancer at the centre of the trial meanwhile arrived to testify but will not have to do so after the defence said they would no longer call her as a witness.