And, yes, I DO take it personally: CIA agents go to trial in Italy on June 8

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Friday, February 16, 2007

CIA agents go to trial in Italy on June 8

this ought to be interesting...

An Italian judge ordered 26 suspected CIA agents and 5 Italians to stand trial for kidnapping. The case is based on the alleged abduction of an Egyptian Muslim preacher in 2003, which may have been part of the US extraordinary rendition program.

BBC correspondent, Christian Fraser, reports that there is no expectation the CIA agents would return to Italy but, he says, "They are not needed. The prosecution doesn't need to have them on the stand according to Italian laws so the trial will go forward on June the 8th, regardless."

Labels: CIA, Italian CIA kidnapping trial, Italy