Italy Presses France to Extradite Former Leftist Militant

Italy Presses France to Extradite Former Leftist Militant
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and League party leader Matteo Salvini in Rome on Dec. 10, 2018. Tony Gentile/File Photo/Reuters
Reuters
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PARIS—Italy has formally asked France to extradite a former leftist militant believed to have been active during the country’s so-called “Years of Lead,” the French ministry of justice said.

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini last month urged French President Emmanuel Macron to extradite leftist guerrillas who have been hiding in France for decades to avoid serving prison sentences in Italy.