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The War Profiteers - War Crimes,
Kidnappings & Torture |
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March 18th,
2009 - CIA Kidnap Trial in Italy to Resume in April |
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CIA Kidnap
Trial in Italy to Resume in April From Voice of America March 18, 2009 An Italian judge says the
trial of 26 U.S. agents and seven Italians accused of kidnapping a terrorism
suspect will resume next month, after the Constitutional Court clarifies key
rulings in the case. Wednesday's hearing in Milan
was postponed to April 22. The defense claimed victory
last week after the Constitutional Court ruled that state secrets had been
violated in the case against the Americans. The court is expected to rule by
April 22 on whether prosecutors can use any state evidence said to violate
secrecy provisions. The defendants, including
the former head of Italy's military intelligence agency Nicolo Pollari, are
accused of kidnapping an Egyptian imam from Milan and flying him to Egypt.
The cleric, Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, says he was
imprisoned, interrogated and tortured outside Cairo. The Americans are being
tried in absentia. The Italian government has not asked for their
extradition, and the CIA has refused to comment on the case. Some information for this
report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters. External link: http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-18-voa32.cfm |