French Refuse Italian Extradition Request of Ex-Member of Red Brigades on Humanitarian Grounds

“On October 11, 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy refused to extradite a former terrorist of the Italian Red Brigades, Marina Petrella, for humanitarian reasons. The French government officially notified Italy of the decision on October 11, but French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy communicated the decision directly on October 8, 2008, when she and her sister, actress Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, visited Ms. Petrella.”...[more].