France Arrests Leftist Militants Convicted of Terrorism Long Sought by Italy
The seven militants had been given refuge in France decades ago, a move which poisoned diplomatic ties between France and Italy. The arrests signal a strengthening of ties between the two governments.
A 2008 demonstration in Paris opposing the extradition of Marina Petrella, a former member of Italy s Red Brigades paramilitary group.Credit.Thomas Coex/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
April 28, 2021
PARIS The French police on Wednesday arrested seven former members of Italian left-wing extremist groups who had been convicted of terrorism crimes in Italy decades ago, but were given refuge in France.
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France arrests former members of Italy’s Red Brigades armed group
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28/04/2021 - 18:31 A demonstrator holds an image of Marina Petrella, former member of Italian armed gropu the Red Brigades, at a demonstration against her extradition in Paris in 2008. Patrella was one of seven Italian fugitives arrested in France on extradition requests from Rome, 28 April 2021. (Photo : AFP) 4 min France has arrested seven former members of left-wing armed groups including the Red Brigades at the request of Italy and is seeking three more, the French presidency said Wednesday. The detainees had benefited from protection under the so-called Mitterrand Doctrine when they came to France in the 1980s, creating a source of diplomatic tension between the countries.
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 “
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