Vatican drops extradition request for Italian woman wanted on embezzlement-related charges Nicole Winfield Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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The Vatican on Monday abruptly abandoned its extradition request for an Italian woman wanted on embezzlement-related charges in a case that could have tested whether Italy considers the Vatican a place where someone can get a fair trial.
At the hearing in a Milan court, the Vatican said it no longer was seeking to detain Cecilia Marogna, thereby removing any reason to proceed with an evaluation of her extradition. A statement from Vatican prosecutors said their decision would let her participate freely in an “imminent” trial in the city state.
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