Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday he would start doing community service with the elderly next week as part of a one-year tax fraud sentence, Reuters reported. A court ruled earlier this month that Berlusconi, one of Italy's richest men, must spend four hours a week in a Catholic old people's home on the outskirts of Milan. After completing the first six months, Berlusconi's one-year sentence will automatically be reduced to 10 and a half months. The 77-year old media tycoon showed up at a judicial office in Milan to sign documents related to the ruling. "Everything's fine", he told reporters. He declined to give a precise date for the start of his community service duty, simply saying it would be next week. The ruling limits Berlusconi's movements to the Lombardy region around his Milan residence, but allows him to travel to Rome weekly and does not restrict his political activity. -- SPA 21:51 LOCAL TIME 18:51 GMT تغريد
