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Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi seriously ill, prosecutor says

Silvio Berlusconi, 84, (Pictured) has been in and out of hospital this year after contracting COVID-19 last September. [Reuters]

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seriously ill and his trial on charges of bribing witnesses should be temporarily suspended, a Milan prosecutor said on Wednesday.

Berlusconi, 84, has been in and out of hospital this year after contracting COVID-19 last September, and speculation has mounted in recent days over a deterioration of his health.

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