Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi calls sentence `` political '' He is likely to appeal the sentence handed down by a Berlusconi court . He resigned as prime minister in the years over his country 's debt crisis . Under the Italian legal system , Berlusconi and his fellow defendants have the right to appeal their sentence twice , in the appeals court and a higher court . Silvio Berlusconi has survived a series of legal cases over November .
Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi calls sentence `` political '' He is likely to appeal the sentence handed down by a Berlusconi court . He resigned as prime minister in the years over his country 's debt crisis . Silvio Berlusconi has survived a series of legal cases over November .