From Buenos Aires Times · · 40s
Former Red Brigades member escapes ahead of extradition
Leonardo Bertulazzi, a former Red Brigades militant, escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires before his extradition to Italy.
In brief
Leonardo Bertulazzi, a former Red Brigades militant, escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires before his extradition to Italy. Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, escaped from house arrest in Buenos Aires ahead of his extradition to Italy for a 27-year prison sentence. Originally reported by Buenos Aires Times.
Escape from house arrest
Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires ahead of his planned extradition to Italy.
Extradition request
Italian authorities requested extradition for a 27-year prison sentence handed down in 1987 for subversive association and membership of an armed group.
Escape method
Bertulazzi escaped by lowering himself from a fifth-floor balcony using a harness after his ankle tag monitoring system failed.
The short version
Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, escaped from house arrest in Buenos Aires ahead of his extradition to Italy for a 27-year prison sentence.
