The supreme Court of Cassation
on Tuesday rejected former leftist terrorist Cesare Battisti's
appeal against his life sentence for four murders committed in
Italy's 'Years of Lead' of political violence in the 1970s and
80s.
The court ruled that Battisti's petition to have his sentence
commuted to a 30-year prison term was inadmissible.
Battisti's lawyer had argued that the life term was
"illegitimate" because an extradition deal with Brazil only
foresaw a 30-year term.
The 64-year-old was brought back to Italy in January after
spending 37 years as a fugitive to Italian justice following his
activities for the PAC group during the 'years of lead'.
He was arrested in January in Bolivia, where he had moved to
from Brazil after new Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
promised to have him extradited.
If Battisti's petition had been accepted if would have
effectively brought his sentence down to 20 years, seven months,
due to various factors, such as time already served.
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