German car rental company mocks Berlusconi in ads Sixt plays on ex-premier's seven-year jail sentence

(ANSA) - Berlin, June 26 - A German car rental agency is getting some mileage from the legal entanglements of Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi.Berlusconi, who is appealing the verdict, was sentenced Monday to seven years in jail for having sex with an underaged minor and abusing his position to cover it up.The advertisement for Sixt car rental plays on the sentence and reports Berlusconi paid up to 4.5 million euros to the young exotic dancer Karima El Mahroug, better known as Ruby, at the centre of the case."Alone for seven years in jail for 4.5 million euros? Or one day in a sporty two-seater for 143 euros?" says the German ad, which also features a photo of Berlusconi in dark sunglasses with a sporty rental convertible.The advertisement, created by the agency Jung von Matt, appeared in newspapers across Germany on Wednesday.A mocking car ad last March, showing Berlusconi and gagged women, forced an apology from the Indian subsidiary of Ford Motor Co.The online advertisement featured a cartoon of Berlusconi at the wheel of a car with three women, bound and gagged, in the trunk."Leave behind all your worries with Figo's extra-large trunk," read the caption in the print ad, created by an advertising company for Ford.