Portuguese court rules to extradite ex-CIA agent to Italy
Posted January 15, 2016 6:00 am
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A Portuguese court has ruled that a former CIA operative convicted of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric as part of an extraordinary renditions program should be turned over to Italy to serve her six-year sentence there.
A court official has told The Associated Press the decision to extradite Sabrina De Sousa was handed down on Tuesday.
De Sousa's Portuguese lawyer, Manuel Magalhaes e Silva, told the AP he was officially informed of the decision Friday and intends to lodge an appeal at the Supreme Court. He says that if that fails, he will go to the Constitutional Court.
De Sousa was arrested at Lisbon Airport in October. Authorities seized her passport while awaiting the court decision.
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