The Chinese communications manager
of a Milan Expo pavilion was released from jail Wednesday after
her arrest for biting the hand of an Italian finance police
officer during a document check.
The lawyer for the woman, Benedetto Maria Bonomo, asked the
judge to delay the case until July 1 so the defense has time to
prepare.
A second Chinese national involved in the incident was also
questioned for initially refusing to exhibit his documents, but
he was not arrested.
The episode took place when the Italian finance police
attempted to conduct a document check Tuesday evening at the
apartments of the Expo Asian delegations, because they feared
someone was attempting to bypass them.
Communication difficulties aggravated a heated discussion
that broke out between the finance police and the Chinese,
triggering the biting incident.
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