The king of drug trafficking Rocco Morabito returns to Italy.
The first section of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) of Brazil has confirmed the authorization for the extradition to Italy of one of the most wanted criminals in the world.
Morabito, originally from Africo in the province of Reggio Calabria and repeatedly convicted for a total of over 100 years in prison for cases of international drug trafficking, was arrested in May last year by the Federal Police in the city of João Pessoa and then transferred to the Federal penitentiary of Brasilia, where he has been detained ever since.
In March of this year the same highest Brazilian court had already granted approval to the extradition but yesterday reiterated its decision by rejecting an appeal by Morabito's defense lawyers who had supported the illegality of the procedures.
The judges unanimously voted to reject the application and ordered the end of the extradition process . Now the federal government will be in charge of handing over the boss to the Italian authorities. In the ruling, the Supreme Court reminded the Italian authorities that certain requirements of Brazilian law must be respected, such as the removal from a possible sentence of detention served in Brazil and the application of a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
(Unioneonline / D)
