Berlusconi says fears Tymoshenko fate, ‘rotting in jail’

(see related story on Berlusconi) (ANSA) – Rome, October 11 – Ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi told MEPs for his People of Freedom (PdL) party Friday that he feared he would “rot in prison” and meet the same fate as jailed former Ukraine prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko after his tax-fraud conviction, ANSA sources said. Berlusconi, 77, does not actually face prison because of his age. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED