Silvio Berlusconi's accountant was taken hostage by armed intruders who demanded a 35m euro (£28m) ransom from the former Italian prime minister, police have revealed.
Three Italians and three Albanians have been arrested and accused of taking Giuseppe Spinelli, 71, one of Berlusconi's closest allies and friends, and his wife Anna hostage last month.
Three intruders forced their way into Mr Spinelli's apartment on October 15 and ordered him to call Berlusconi for a ransom in the early hours of the following morning, police said.
In exchange, the trio also offered to hand over documents they claimed would overturn a guilty verdict for corrupt practices against one of the former leader's companies, according to media reports.
"Spinelli was suffering from shock. He could not say he had been taken hostage because he feared for his wife's life during the telephone call to Berlusconi," said Niccolo Ghedini, one of the media magnate's lawyers.
"He was terrified, he was still being threatened with weapons," he said.
The suspects had been tracking Mr Spinelli's movements since June and took the building's video surveillance tapes with them.
Police said there was no evidence the ransom had been paid.
Berlusconi, who is currently on trial accused of paying a 17-year-old call girl for sex, entrusted his accountant with giving cash presents to young girls invited to his parties.
His lawyers did not alert police to the hostage situation and extortion attempt until Saturday, reports said.
The suspects claimed the documents they had would overturn a court ruling in 2011 which ordered one of Berlusconi's family companies to pay 560 euros (£450m) to a rival group as compensation for corrupt activities in a takeover battle.
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