Berlusconi 's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is given a 30 days sentence for tax fraud . Either way , as things stand , Berlusconi can not run for parliament for six years . However , he will serve only one year due to an amnesty cutting down on prison overcrowding . Italy has only one year to choose between SWG arrest or community service . He will be ineligible to hold public office after he serves this sentence .
Berlusconi 's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is given a 30 days sentence for tax fraud . However , he will serve only one year due to an amnesty cutting down on prison overcrowding . Italy has only one year to choose between SWG arrest or community service . He will be ineligible to hold public office after he serves this sentence .