Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano has ruled out reversing a tax fraud conviction against Silvio Berlusconi.

He has issued a statement warning the former prime minister's party that the law must take its course.

There is some small glimmer of hope for Berlusconi, however, as Napolitano also said he could pardon the 76-year-old media mogul in very restricted circumstances.

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