Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he regretted protecting communist militant Cesare Battisti from extradition to his native ...
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he was prepared to apologize over his decision to allow Battisti to remain in Brazil AFP/Fabrice COFFRINIRIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he regretted protecting communist militant Cesare Battisti from extradition to his native Italy, after the ex-fugitive confessed to four murders.
Now serving a life sentence in Italy, Battisti confessed to the 1970s murders several weeks after his capture. He said he never met Battisti in person, and had merely followed the advice of then justice minister Tarso Genro, who believed the ex-militant was innocent.
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