South Africa: Mafioso to Be Sent Packing

Italian fugitive Vito Palazzolo has broken several years of silence to fight back following the South African government's decision to press ahead with extraditing him to his home country.

A fortnight ago a court in Palermo, Italy, dismissed Palazzolo's appeal against a 2006 conviction for "Mafia association" and sentenced him to nine years' imprisonment. He was convicted in absentia.

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