(ANSA) - SAN PAOLO, AUGUST 21 - The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has apologized to the families of Cesare Battisti's victims, acknowledging the "mistake" of having granted asylum to the Italian terrorist in his time. In an interview with YouTube channel 'TV Democracia', the leader of the Workers' Party said he made the decision not to extradite Battisti because his then Justice Minister, TarsoGenro, was certain that the former CAP member was "innocent" . "He deceived a lot of people in Brazil, I don't know if he did the same in France, but the truth is that there were many people who thought he was innocent. And if we made this mistake, we apologize without a doubt," Lula said. (ANSA).
Battisti: Lula, I was wrong to grant him asylum
2020-08-21T13:55:14.211Z
The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva apologized to the families of the victims of Cesare Battisti, acknowledging the "mistake" of having granted asylum to the Italian terrorist at the time. (HANDLE)