CIA kidnapping trial begins in Italy
In Italy, the trial begins today for twenty-six Americans and five Italians accused of kidnapping a Muslim cleric from the streets of Milan in 2003.
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, known as Abu Omar, was taken to U.S. bases in Italy and Germany before being sent to Egypt. There he says he was tortured during a four-year imprisonment. All twenty-six Americans are being tried in absentia. The case marks the first criminal trial over the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program. Proceedings are set to begin just hours after President Bush arrives in Italy on a state visit.
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