MILAN (Reuters) - Judges in Milan rejected a request by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday to halt his sex trial until after a national election next month, but allowed the key witness to avoid giving testimony in open court.
The three judges dismissed his lawyers' argument that his commitments as head of the centre-right coalition in the February 24-25 election meant he would not have time to attend the trial.
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