Italy Court Upholds "Rendition" Convictions on Ex-CIA Agents

Source: Reuters

Italy court upholds "rendition" convictions on ex-CIA agents

ROME | Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:12pm EDT

By Naomi O'Leary

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's highest court on Wednesday upheld guilty verdicts on 23 Americans for the kidnapping of an Egyptian Muslim cleric, in the first criminal convictions for CIA "rendition" flights during the U.S. 'war on terror'.

The Americans - 22 CIA agents and one Air Force pilot - who are believed to be in the United States and were tried in their absence - are unlikely to serve their sentences. But they will be unable to travel to Europe without risking arrest.

Italy has never requested their extradition.

All of the Americans were sentenced to seven years' jail by a lower court except former CIA Milan station chief Robert Seldon Lady, who was handed a nine-year sentence. The decision was given to journalists by a court official.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE88I13320120919

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7 replies	Author	Time	Post
Italy Court Upholds "Rendition" Convictions on Ex-CIA Agents (Original post)	Hissyspit	Sep 2012	OP
It's a symbolic thing	JustAnotherGen	Sep 2012	#1
Good.	Solly Mack	Sep 2012	#2
This is indeed a good thing that the Italian Court has done.	Proletariatprincess	Sep 2012	#3
Yep, we 'merkins don't apologize for nothin'	mountain grammy	Sep 2012	#4
bush and cheney next??	Angry Dragon	Sep 2012	#5
Good however Italy should request their extradition	azurnoir	Sep 2012	#6
Not just vacations.	dipsydoodle	Sep 2012	#7

Response to Hissyspit (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:04 PM

JustAnotherGen (5,601 posts)

1. It's a symbolic thing

But it's still something!

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:06 PM

Solly Mack (49,533 posts)

2. Good.

Though I wish they would request extradition. America would refuse, of course. Request it anyway. Get it all on record.

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:15 PM

Proletariatprincess (718 posts)

3. This is indeed a good thing that the Italian Court has done.

Imagine if the tables were reversed and it was an US Court and Italian defendants. The extradition would be so quick as to cause heads to spin. The double standard has become absolutely standard operating proceedure for the US and few here seem to be the least concerned about it.
Makes you proud to be 'Merkin. don't it?