Trials and allegations involving Silvio Berlusconi persons (including Silvio Berlusconi) for having committed false accounting and embezzlement. If the embezzlement charges would be proven by the court, this part of guilt would however be granted impunity due to a 1988 amnesty for the crime. First Court: A "Prima facie" case was issued, but the magistrate decided to drop the charges. The state attorney refused to file the case and appealed against the ruling.<br> Appeal Court: statute of limitations expired before the appeal was completed so Silvio Berlusconi was acquitted. First Court: On 26 September 2005, Berlusconi was acquitted because the new law on false accounting makes
Party for a Rule of Law Offensive of them joining the CDU. The members who hadn't left elected a new leader and changed their short name to "Offensive D". Under that name, they came in last at the 2005 German federal election, polling 3,338 out of over 47 million votes (less than 0.01%). The party dissolved due to poor election results and financial problems in September 2007, having lost several leading figures and entire state groups to other right-wing parties such as the Centre Party. Party for a Rule of Law Offensive The Party for a Rule of Law Offensive, Rule of Law State Offensive Party, Party