Italy: Police arrest intelligence officials in CIA abduction case

On 5 July, Italian police arrested Italian intelligence officials for alleged involvement in the abduction of Abu Omar by the CIA in 2003. Arrest warrants for four Americans were also issued, adding to the 22 earlier warrants. The US authorities have refused to...

Italy: Judge issues European arrest warrant for CIA agents

On 23 December 2005, a judge issued a European arrest warrant against 22 CIA agents for allegedly abducting an Egyptian terrorist suspect. On 22 January, the Italian Foreign Minister forwarded to the US authorities a request for legal assistance. The CIA agents may be...

Italy: Immunity of CIA agent for kidnapping terrorist suspect rejected

A judge in Italy has rejected an appeal by a former CIA agent against a warrant for his arrest for allegedly abducting an Egyptian terrorist suspect. The judge held that the agent was not protected by diplomatic immunity. This abduction is allegedly part of the CIA’s...

Italy: New legislation enacted for terrorism cases

The Italian Parliament adopted a set of new counter-terrorism measures including new expulsion procedures and new investigating powers in terrorism cases. The legislation includes allowing terrorist suspects to be interrogated without the presence of a lawyer. Law...
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