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| Italy reactivates case against kidnapped Egyptian imam |
| 2013-11-23 |
| [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 |