CESANO BOSCONE, Italy – Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has arrived at a facility for Alzheimer’s patients to begin his first four-hour community service as part of a tax fraud sentence.
Berlusconi entered the Sacra Famiglia centre at the appointed hour Friday without comment to the dozens of journalist outside, and was escorted inside by an administrator.
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The three-time prime minister was ordered to perform four hours of community service a week for a year, after his four-year prison sentence was reduced to one by a general amnesty.
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Berlusconi says he has been studying treatments for the disease in order to better assist patients.
Sacra Famiglia’s director has said his integration into the routine will be gradual, with a period of observation and acclimation with the needs of Alzheimer’s sufferers for the initial sessions.
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