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Ex-CIA officer faces extradition to Italy after final appeal rejected
Source: The Guardian
Ex-CIA officer faces extradition to Italy after final appeal rejected
Sabrina de Sousa was convicted in absentia over her role in
the 2003 ‘extraordinary rendition’ of Egyptian cleric Abu Omar
Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Wednesday 8 June 2016 16.22 BST
A former CIA officer who was accused of taking part in an illegal counter-terrorism programme said she is facing imminent extradition to Italy from Portugal after a high court in Lisbon rejected a last-minute legal appeal.
Sabrina de Sousa, a 60-year-old former CIA officer who was convicted in absentia in Italy in 2009, faces a four-year prison term for her alleged role in the kidnapping of a radical Egyptian cleric named Abu Omar, who was grabbed off the street in Milan by CIA officials in 2003 and sent to Egypt, where he was imprisoned, interrogated and allegedly tortured.
The extradition of De Sousa and her possible imprisonment in Italy would mark the first time that any CIA officer connected to the highly classified and controversial Bush-era extraordinary rendition programme faced jail.
In an interview with the Guardian over Skype, De Sousa said she had not been told when precisely she would be sent to Italy but said she hoped officials would not knock on her door without warning. She said it was unclear what would happen once she arrived in Italy, where she is to formally be read her sentence. Italian officials have not stated whether that means she will then be sent to prison automatically or whether she could appeal.
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Sabrina de Sousa was convicted in absentia over her role in
the 2003 ‘extraordinary rendition’ of Egyptian cleric Abu Omar
Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Wednesday 8 June 2016 16.22 BST
A former CIA officer who was accused of taking part in an illegal counter-terrorism programme said she is facing imminent extradition to Italy from Portugal after a high court in Lisbon rejected a last-minute legal appeal.
Sabrina de Sousa, a 60-year-old former CIA officer who was convicted in absentia in Italy in 2009, faces a four-year prison term for her alleged role in the kidnapping of a radical Egyptian cleric named Abu Omar, who was grabbed off the street in Milan by CIA officials in 2003 and sent to Egypt, where he was imprisoned, interrogated and allegedly tortured.
The extradition of De Sousa and her possible imprisonment in Italy would mark the first time that any CIA officer connected to the highly classified and controversial Bush-era extraordinary rendition programme faced jail.
In an interview with the Guardian over Skype, De Sousa said she had not been told when precisely she would be sent to Italy but said she hoped officials would not knock on her door without warning. She said it was unclear what would happen once she arrived in Italy, where she is to formally be read her sentence. Italian officials have not stated whether that means she will then be sent to prison automatically or whether she could appeal.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/ex-cia-officer-sabrina-de-sousa-extradition-italy--appeal-rejected-rendition
