Italy’s ex-foreign minister Fini convicted over Monte Carlo apartment sale

An Italian court sentenced former foreign minister Gianfranco Fini to two years and eight months in jail after he was convicted for his role in the sale of a Monte Carlo apartment by his political party.
Elisabetta Tulliani, Fini’s partner, was handed a five-year sentence by the court in Rome, while her brother Giancarlo Tulliani got six years and their father Sergio Tulliani five years. Fini was in court to hear the verdict.
The prosecution had accused Fini, former leader of the right-wing National Alliance (AN), and the other defendants of money laundering. In comments after the verdict, Fini said he had been cleared of the main charge but was still convicted for authorising the deal, which he denies doing.