Nicolo Pollari, chief of the Italian Intelligence and Security Services , told a closed door meeting of the Italian Senate defense committee that Italian intelligence was not involved in the alleged CIA extraordinary rendition of...
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Italian prosecutors on Saturday questioned Nicolo Pollari, chief of the Italian Intelligence and Security Services , regarding his role in the alleged CIA extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr , also...
Italy defense official denies involvement in CIA rendition of Egyptian cleric
The government of Italy was not involved in and did not know in advance of the CIA's alleged extraordinary rendition of an Egyptian cleric , an Italian defense official told legislators Tuesday....
Italy police arrest Italian intelligence officials in CIA abduction case
Police arrested two Italian intelligence officers Wednesday, including a senior official, in connection with the alleged extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr , also known as Abu Omar. Judicial sources said that...
Italy denies involvement in 2003 CIA kidnapping of Egyptian cleric in Milan
The Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported Thursday that an Italian policeman has confessed to participating in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from the streets of Milan. The Italian government responded by denying...
Lawyer claims imam kidnapped by CIA in Italy was beaten in US custody
The lawyer for Moustafa Hassan Nasr , the Egyptian cleric who CIA operatives allegedly kidnapped and moved out of Italy to Egypt in 2003 in an instance of extraordinary rendition , has claimed...
Italy will not seek extradition of CIA agents in alleged kidnapping
Italian Justice Minister Roberto Castelli said Wednesday that the Italian government would not validate Milan prosecutor Armando Spataro's request to extradite from the United States 22 CIA agents allegedly responsible for the 2003 kidnapping and extraordinary rendition...
Italy justice minister denounces prosecutor 'pressure' on CIA extraditions
Italian Justice Minister Roberto Castelli has accused Milan prosecutors of unlawfully pressuring him to request the extradition from the US of 22 CIA agents allegedly responsible for the 2003 kidnapping and extraordinary rendition [JURIST...
A Human Rights Watch expert Thursday told members of a European Parliament committee formed to investigate allegations that the US has transferred prisoners through Europe on secret extraordinary rendition flights that the United States...
Italy may try CIA agents in absentia for Milan abduction of imam
A senior Italian judicial source who asked not to be named has said that the 22 CIA agents accused of kidnapping Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr in Milan and transporting him out of the country in 2003 in...