ITALY | threaten to take you to court Controversy over Berlusconi's words justifying the fascist dictatorship

"Mussolini did many good things, but what was the racial laws that made it worse." The phrase Silvio Berlusconi has spoken before the television cameras on Sunday in Milan, independent of the act of Remembrance Day in which the Holocaust is remembered, and is triggering a huge controversy. Many accuse the former Italian prime minister's apology directly to fascist regime and threaten even take to court. Berlusconi has also argued that in regard to the persecution of the Jews "Italy does not have the same responsibility as Germany." "They can not be repeated these events, just getting into the skin of the deportees can understand the tragedies spiral was reached.'s Hard to take the place of those who decided then. The Government of the time, for fear that the beat German power, chose to ally with Hitler's Germany rather than deal with it, and within that alliance was imposed on us fighting the Jews " , justified the former Italian prime minister three times. Berlusconi's remarks are unleashing a storm of protest. "Berlusconi's words are a disgrace and an insult to history and memory. should ask forgiveness today the Italians ", claimed via Twitter spokesman in the House of Representatives for the Democratic Party, Dario Franceschini. "The responsibility of Mussolini is wide, has no justification whatsoever and can not be limited to the racial laws. Racial laws are the consequence of democracy who humbled, who is responsible moral, and perhaps not only moral, authentic Democrats murders, "Giuliano Pisapia sentenced the mayor of Milan. "The error of fascism is in its own birth and not just racial laws. History that such a dictatorial regime did good things is wrong and misleading. Fascism was a mistake from the beginning", Pier Ferdinando Casini punctuated , leader of the Christian demócrtas. In the past Il Cavaliere, who has always avoided clearly and categorically rule against Mussolini, has sparked controversy for his assessment of the two decades in which he led Mussolini Italy. Berlusconi even came in 2003 with jokes minimize racial laws adopted by Il Duce's fascist regime and the mass deportation of nearly 7,000 Italian Jews to German concentration camps, where most died. "Mussolini did not kill anyone" , assured Italian Prime Minister in an interview with the British newspaper 'The Spectator'. "Only Mussolini sent people on holiday to beyond the border."