Secret Squirrel
07-25-2005, 09:21 PM
An Italian court issued six new arrest warrants Monday for suspected CIA agents alleged to have kidnapped an Egyptian-born radical Muslim cleric in Milan.
Italian prosecutors allege the cleric was spirited to Egypt for interrogation and torture.
Milan Judge Chiara Nobile in June issued arrest warrants for 13 suspected CIA agents, all accused of kidnapping Osama Nasr Mostafa Hassan, also known as Abu Omar, in February 2003, a source close to the investigation said.
All 19 are now considered fugitives in Italy.
At the time of the alleged kidnapping, the Milan prosecutors were investigating the imam for his suspected links to terrorism.
The deputy district attorney of Milan and lead investigator, Armando Spataro, in a June statement called Nasr's alleged seizure "a totally illegal act that violates gravely Italy's sovereignty."
"It is also a damaging and counterproductive act against the efficiency of the fight against terrorism," Spataro said.
"If the kidnapping of the person in question had not been carried out, Nasr ... would now be detained and subject to Italian justice," he said....
link (http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/25/cia.italy/index.html)
Italian prosecutors allege the cleric was spirited to Egypt for interrogation and torture.
Milan Judge Chiara Nobile in June issued arrest warrants for 13 suspected CIA agents, all accused of kidnapping Osama Nasr Mostafa Hassan, also known as Abu Omar, in February 2003, a source close to the investigation said.
All 19 are now considered fugitives in Italy.
At the time of the alleged kidnapping, the Milan prosecutors were investigating the imam for his suspected links to terrorism.
The deputy district attorney of Milan and lead investigator, Armando Spataro, in a June statement called Nasr's alleged seizure "a totally illegal act that violates gravely Italy's sovereignty."
"It is also a damaging and counterproductive act against the efficiency of the fight against terrorism," Spataro said.
"If the kidnapping of the person in question had not been carried out, Nasr ... would now be detained and subject to Italian justice," he said....
link (http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/25/cia.italy/index.html)