Marina Petrella
Marina Petrella | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marina Petrella 23 August 1954 |
| Organization | Red Brigades |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Marina Petrella (born in Roma, 23 August 1954) is a former member of the Italian militant group the Red Brigades. She was convicted to life sentence for murder.
A former school teacher in the mid 1970s she joined the Red Brigades. Together with her husband, Luigi Novelli, she was arrested twice, but was never sent to jail because a verdict was not reached in time.
In 1993, she left Italy to avoid being arrested following her conviction of killing a policeman, various attempted murders and other minor offenses. She moved to Paris where, thanks to the Mitterrand doctrine, she started a new life. She was arrested by the French,[1] but the government of Nicolas Sarkozy announced that Petrella would not be extradited to Italy on medical grounds.[2][3]
On April 28 2021, she was again arrested together with six other former Red Brigades members living in France.[4][5] Her extradition was blocked by the French Court in 2022.[6] in 2023 the French Court of Cassation denied her extradition as well.[7]
References
- ↑ "France arrests Italian far-left militant". Times of Malta. 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- ↑ "Bruni backed Red Brigades woman". BBC News. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ↑ Souchard, Pierre-Antoine; Press, Associated (2008-08-05). "Terrorism: France frees former member of Red Brigades". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- ↑ Giuffrida, Angela (2021-04-28). "France arrests seven Italians convicted of far-left terrorism". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- ↑ "France detains former members of Red Brigades sought by Italy". France 24. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- ↑ "French court blocks extradition of former Red Brigades members to Italy". RFI. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- ↑ "French court refuses to extradite Italian former militants". AP News. 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2026-08-16.