Senior Italian opposition figures accuse Berlusconi of collusion with Mafia

SENIOR ITALIAN opposition figures yesterday accused the centre-right government of media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi of collusion with the Mafia because of the way in which the ministry of the interior has handled Mafia supergrass, Gaspare Spatuzza. Opposition figures reacted angrily to reports that the ministry had decided to withdraw full protection from Spatuzza because of an apparent legal ...