Italy wants CIA agents questioned over Milan kidnap

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Jan 22, 2006 — By Phil Stewart

ROME (Reuters) - ... Justice Minister Roberto Castelli approved a request by Milan prosecutors for international court assistance, or a "rogatory," a spokeswoman said, which could allow prosecutors to travel to the United States to question suspects and witnesses.

Milan prosecutor Armando Spataro told Reuters Castelli's backing means the request now heads to the United States ...

Milan magistrates say a CIA team snatched Muslim cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr off a Milan street in 2003 and flew him for interrogation in Egypt, where he said he was tortured. Nasr is still believed to be in Egyptian custody ...

Prosecutors particularly wanted speak with retired Milan CIA station chief Robert Seldon Lady, the main suspect in the probe. He is believed to be living in the United States ...

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