The Lodo Alfano named after Berlusconi's Minister of Justice Angelino Alfano

Angelino Alfano

Angelino Alfano is an Italian politician who served as Italy's Minister of Justice from 2008 to 2011, as part of the Berlusconi IV Cabinet...

, was an Italian law, valid between 2008 and 2009, granting immunity from prosecution to the four highest political offices in Italy (the President of the Republic, the two Speakers of the Houses of Parliament and the Prime Minister

Prime minister of Italy

The Prime Minister of Italy is the head of government of the Italian Republic...

). It was widely criticized as a copy of the Lodo Schifani

Renato Schifani

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani is an Italian politician and a prominent member of the centre-right People of Freedom. Since 29 April 2008 he has been President of the Italian Senate. Schifani was born in Palermo.-Berlusconi's chief whip:...

, declared unconstitutional in 2004, as it actually aimed exclusively at stopping trials involving Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...

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The Lodo Alfano was declared unconstitutional by the Italian Constitutional Court in October 2009.