France detains ex-members of Red Brigades sought by Italy
By AFP - Apr 28,2021 - Last updated at Apr 28,2021
The Red Brigades were the most notorious ultra-left group to sow chaos in Italy during the ‘Years of Lead’ (AFP photo)
PARIS France on Wednesday detained seven former members of left-wing Italian extremist group the Red Brigades, in a gesture ordered by President Emmanuel Macron designed to resolve a long-standing source of tension with Rome.
France has long served as a haven for Red Brigades figures from the 1970s and 80s under a policy set by former Socialist leader Francois Mitterrand, which has caused tensions with Italy.
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Macron says France sees need for justice, 3 radicals on the run
28 Aprile 2021
ROME, APR 28 - Premier Mario Draghi expressed
satisfaction after seven Italian far-left former terrorists,
including ex members of the Red Brigades (BR), were arrested in
Paris on Wednesday.
Rome has long been pressing Paris to arrest a long list of
former terrorists who have taken refuge from Italian justice in
France.
The BR committed many atrocities during Italy s years of lead of
political violence in the 1970s and 80s, including the
kidnapping and murder of former premier Aldo Moro in 1978.
Seven left-wing Italian terrorists arrested in France
Macron says France sees need for justice, 3 radicals on the run
28 Aprile 2021
ROME, APR 28 - Seven far-left former terrorists,
including ex members of the Red Brigades (BR), were arrested in
Paris on Wednesday.
Rome has long been pressing Paris to arrest a long list of
former terrorists who have taken refuge from Italian justice in
France.
The BR committed many atrocities during Italy s years of lead of
political violence in the 1970s and 80s, including the
kidnapping and murder of former premier Aldo Moro in 1978.
The operation, conducted by the French police s SDAT
Follow RT on While extradition hearings may drag on, the arrests of seven far-left militants today could be the start of Italy’s decades-long quest to bring justice to those who wrought havoc in the ‘Years of Lead’.
The arrest of seven Italians in France on Wednesday morning is not so much the final chapter in the story of Italy’s ‘Years of Lead’ but may be a new beginning in efforts at bringing terrorists to account for bombings, shootings and kidnappings that left nearly 400 people dead and a thousand more injured.
The five men and two women have been harboured by France for decades under the protection of the historical ‘Mitterrand Doctrine’ forbidding the extradition of terrorists who had “