Vincenzo Vecchi: the Lyon Court of Appeal also refuses to hand over the activist to Italy

Vincenzo Vecchi: the Lyon Court of Appeal also refuses to hand over the activist to Italy

The Lyon Court of Appeal rejected on Friday the request of the Italian judicial authorities to hand over the anti-globalization activist Vincenzo Vecchi, requested a long time ago after his heavy conviction for violence at the G8 in Genoa.

The Lyon Court of Appeal will not hand over Vincenzo Vecchi to Italy

Like those of Rennes and Angers before it, the Lyon Court of Appeal refused, on Friday 24 March, to send Vincenzo Vecchi back to Italy. This activist faces 12 years in prison in his native country for participating in the counter-summit in Genoa in 2001.