Appeal hearing for UK bombing suspect, lawyer comments
(13 Sep 2005) SHOTLIST 1. Exterior of appeals Court Rome 2. Italian flag on courthouse 3. Traffic police car 4. Lawyer representing the British Government Paolo Iorio enters courthouse UPSOUND (English) Paolo Iorio, Lawyer representing British Government "Later at the end of the hearing" (responding to reporter question about when the court decision is expected) 5. Wide of lawyers and journalists in hallway 6. Cutaway police outside courtroom 7. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Antonietta Sonnessa, Defence Lawyer (regarding Hamdi Issac's state of mind) "Well, the frame of mind of a person waiting for an important decision - important because he didn't agree to the extradition, so it's clear that he is waiting and hoping that the decision will be favourable to what he wants." 8. Pan down room number to police 9. People in hallway 10. Antonietta Sonnessa, Defence Lawyer walks through media 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paolo Iorio, Lawyer representing British Government "I asked them to reject the application of course - as already I told you, because I consider it unfounded, because I think there are no grounds and I don't think it is admissible this application - it's not admissible to reject it. In my opinion I think they have to accept the request came from the UK to transfer him to the UK. Eventually I told the court not to be afraid to be tried over there by the United Kingdom by the best lawyer that he asks for, pay everything about his case - so I don't know why he has to be afraid to be tried there." 12. Lawyers outside court room 13. Exterior of court STORYLINE Italy's highest court is holding an appeals hearing in the extradition case of a suspect wanted by Britain in connection with the attempted bombings in London on July 21. Paolo Iorio, a lawyer representing the British government in the case, said the Court of Cassation was expected to issue its ruling in the case of Hamdi Issac later Tuesday. A Rome court last month ordered Issac to be extradited to Britain. His lawyer filed an appeal, citing what she said was lack of proper documentation by the British authorities and saying Issac feared "heightened tension" in Britain might affect proceedings against him. Iorio described the reasons give in the appeals request as "completely groundless" and said that Issac had nothing to fear from a trial in Britain, where the judicial system would provide him with legal representation. Should the extradition be upheld, Issac would have to leave Italy within the next 10 days, Iorio said. Issac, a British citizen also known as Osman Hussain, was arrested on an international arrest warrant in the Italian capital on July 29. British authorities are seeking Issac's extradition for his alleged role in the attempted bombing at the Shepherd's Bush station, one of four failed attacks on London's transport system on July 21. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
