"Just a quick note to close the loop on the Sabrina De Sousa case, which I discussed in greater detail here. On the day before she was to be extradited to Italy from Portugal, Italian President Sergio Mattarella partially pardoned De Sousa and reduced what was left of her seven-year sentence for kidnapping to a three-year sentence; the Prosecutor in Milan then revoked the extradition request to Portugal. Because of the reduction in sentence, De Sousa can petition to have her sentence served through means other than detention (e.g., community service). A European Union directive allows for the alternative sentence to be completed in Portugal, although she has indicated she might return to Italy to do her community service."
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- Publication Type:Other Writing
- Publication Date:03/22/2017