The court found him guilty of instigating four attacks in 1982 and 1983 that killed 11 people and wounded more than 140.
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, who was president from 1998 until 2002, was found guilty of instigating corruption, but he was absolved of a charge of illegal enrichment.
If Mr Modi, as Professor Ghosh claims, is guilty of instigating pogroms against Muslims in 2002, why did Muslims choose to support his party?
The session was of special interest because Mr. Berlusconi's already contentious relationship with the justice system grew even more bitter this month after an appeals court found former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti guilty of instigating a killing.
The Italian Animal Protection Agency has called for his firing, explaining, "anyone who goes on television to promote the taste of cat meat is guilty of instigating viewers to commit an act of cruelty to animals, a crime punishable by up to 18 months in prison".
SCAF could not respond to protesters, of which the Ultras are often a committed segment, in Tahrir, because this has happened too many times and uninvolved spectators, the ever-mysterious "Silent Majority," might start to think they are as guilty of instigating violence as the protesters.
