Ex-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina

Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custody A 74-year-old former member of Italy ’s radical Marxist group the Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina , the country’s security ministry confirmed on Wednesday, after he reportedly hid his ankle monitor inside a tube of pork and lowered himself from a fifth-floor balcony. Authorities placed Leonardo Bertulazzi under house arrest in Buenos Aires in 2024, prior to his extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison sentence. He had received the sentence in 1987 for joining a subversive association and belonging to an armed group. Continue reading...

Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custody A 74-year-old former member of Italy ’s radical Marxist group the Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina , the country’s security ministry confirmed on Wednesday, after he reportedly hid his ankle monitor inside a tube of pork and lowered himself from a fifth-floor balcony. Authorities placed Leonardo Bertulazzi under house arrest in Buenos Aires in 2024, prior to his extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison sentence. He had received the sentence in 1987 for joining a subversive association and belonging to an armed group. Continue reading...