Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has stirred controversy in Italy after investigators said they recorded him describing Italy as a "sh--ty" country that "sickened" him.
Citing phone calls that authorities said they secretly recorded, investigators quoted Berlusconi as saying he's frustrated with investigations of him and eager to leave Italy. The quotes were in an arrest warrant for people who have been charged with trying to blackmail the prime minister.
"They can tap my telephone calls. I don't give a f---," the warrants quote Berlusconi as saying. "I'm getting out to mind my own f---ing business, from somewhere else, and so I'm leaving this sh--ty country, of which I'm sickened."
Berlusconi's political opponents criticized him for the reported remarks. More...
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Citing phone calls that authorities said they secretly recorded, investigators quoted Berlusconi as saying he's frustrated with investigations of him and eager to leave Italy. The quotes were in an arrest warrant for people who have been charged with trying to blackmail the prime minister.
"They can tap my telephone calls. I don't give a f---," the warrants quote Berlusconi as saying. "I'm getting out to mind my own f---ing business, from somewhere else, and so I'm leaving this sh--ty country, of which I'm sickened."
Berlusconi's political opponents criticized him for the reported remarks. More...
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