Yearning and Subjection

David Mills's trial in Milan has reached the end of the case for the prosecution. Counsel for the Prosecution Fabio de Pasquale, declared that Mr Mills accepted, by his own admission, later withdrawn, six hundred thousand dollars. According to the Prosecutor, the accused, one of Berlusconi's lawyers from 1995 to 2004, acted from:

"yearning for money", and out of "professional and economic subjection" .

Mr Mills is alone in the dock, left holding his ass in his hands, as his wife has left him, and the Prime Minister of Italy has had passed legislation exempting holders of high office from trial. At least that's democratic - holding high office in the United Kingdom seems to be justification enough for signing mortgage applications without checking what is involved.

The Defence opens on 20 January 2009 and the verdict is expected shortly afterwards.