U.S. extraordinary rendition takes a hit in Italian courts
why should the italians have a stronger sense of justice than u.s. courts...?
at least SOMEONE thinks there should be accountability for extraordinary rendition... too bad it's italy and not our own courts...
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An Italian court sentenced 23 former CIA agents to up to eight years in prison yesterday for their role in the abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect in the first trial relating to “extraordinary renditions”.
The Americans were all tried in absentia, but the verdicts were hailed by human rights campaigners as a victory that could open the way to further prosecutions. Two agents of the Italian military intelligence agency Sismi were sentenced to three years each.
None of the convicted CIA agents is in Italy, and successive Italian governments have refused to ask for their extradition. Robert Seldon Lady, the former CIA station chief in Milan, was given an eight-year sentence while 22 other agents received five years each. Classed under Italian law as “fugitives”, all were represented by Italian lawyers who had little or no contact with their clients.
at least SOMEONE thinks there should be accountability for extraordinary rendition... too bad it's italy and not our own courts...
Labels: CIA, extraordinary rendition, Italian CIA kidnapping trial, Italy
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posted by profmarcus at
11/05/2009
