Milan, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – Two people have been arrested in Argentina on suspicion of aiding and abetting the escape of former Red Brigades member Leonardo Bertulazzi, who escaped on Tuesday from his home in San Telmo, Buenos Aires, where he was under house arrest and awaiting extradition to Italy. The Argentine newspaper Clarín reports that the suspects are a Salvadoran woman and a Uruguayan man, who were part of a WhatsApp group alongside Bertulazzi and 12 other people, through which the escape is said to have been planned. According to the television channel TN, the two alleged accomplices were arrested in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos following the tracking of a vehicle, on charges of having helped Bertulazzi escape. It is unclear, however, what role they may have played in the escape. During the arrest, officers reportedly seized several USB sticks, eight different identity documents, cash and six mobile phones. The Argentine Ministry of National Security has offered a reward of 20 million pesos to anyone providing information leading to Bertulazzi’s whereabouts, and a freephone number has been set up for tip-offs.
Argentina: Two alleged accomplices in the escape of former Red Brigades member Bertulazzi arrested
Milan, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – Two people have been arrested in Argentina on suspicion of aiding and abetting the escape of former Red Brigades member Leonardo Bertulazzi, who escaped on Tuesday from his home in San Telmo, Buenos Aires, where he was under house arrest and awaiting extradition to Italy. The Argentine newspaper Clarín reports that the suspects are a Salvadoran woman and a Uruguayan man, who were part of a WhatsApp group alongside Bertulazzi and 12 other people, through which the escape is said to have been planned. According to the television channel TN, the two alleged accomplices were arrested in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos following the tracking of a vehicle, on charges of having helped Bertulazzi escape. It is unclear, however, what role they may have played in the escape. During the arrest, officers reportedly seized several USB sticks, eight different identity documents, cash and six mobile phones. The Argentine Ministry of National Security has offered a reward of 20 million pesos to anyone providing information leading to Bertulazzi’s whereabouts, and a freephone number has been set up for tip-offs.