Italian tycoon and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi waves as he leaves the hospital after a heart surgery in Milan, Italy July 5, 2016. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Senate voted on Wednesday to block magistrates from using wiretaps as evidence against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a trial where he is accused of bribing women to keep quiet over his "bunga bunga" sex parties.
The secret vote sparked fury in parliament, with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's ruling Democratic Party (PD) and the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) blaming each other for saving Berlusconi from potential embarrassment in court.
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