Italian prosecutors hailed it as “the arrest of the year”, following a joint operation between British and Italian authorities. Wrongly arrested“It was a case of mistaken identity,” Judge Alfredo Montalto said in Palermo’s criminal court on Friday. “The whole case was unjust, the prosecutor took this case personally and acted crazy,” she told The Irish Times on Monday. Ms Estefanos said she was wiretapped by prosecutors as the case was ongoing, as was anda journalist with the Guardian. However, the biggest fight was to get compensation for Mr Berhe and clear him of all charges, she said.

Source: The Irish Times July 15, 2019 19:18 UTC