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Italy reactivates case against kidnapped Egyptian imam
[Al Ahram] An Egyptian cleric kidnapped from Milan in 2003 as part of the CIA's extraordinary renditions program is facing trial in absentia in Italy on terrorism charges stemming from a decade-old investigation. Prosecutors on Friday requested a prison sentence of six years and eight months for Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, known as Abu Omar, who is in Egypt and unlikely to be handed over if convicted.A verdict is expected next month in the closed-door fast-track trial, which included only one day of evidence on Friday. Italy was investigating the former Milan imam when he was kidnapped from a Milan street on Feb. 17, 2003. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-23 |
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