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Israel: appeal dismissed in the case of the child abducted in Italy

2021-11-12T08:44:54.560Z


Israeli justice has again ordered the return to Italy of little Eitan and rejected the appeal of his grandfather, targeted by an arrest warrant ...


Israeli justice has again ordered the return to Italy of little Eitan and rejected the appeal of his grandfather, the subject of an international arrest warrant for the kidnapping of his grandson, the only survivor of an accident in Italy having caused the death of his parents.

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With all the compassion for the pain of the grandparents of the minor, we can only reject this appeal (...) We order the return of the minor to Italy within 15 days

", said Thursday the judges of the district court from Tel Aviv, in a verdict released Friday.

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Six-year-old Eitan is at the heart of a family dispute over his custody after the death of his parents and his little brother in the fall of a cable car that killed a total of 14 people in May in Italy, where they were residing.

Seriously injured, the boy had been entrusted by Italian justice to his paternal aunt - who resides in the province of Pavia in northern Italy - while his mother's family, residing in Israel, had visitation rights.

But in early September, the child was taken to Israel by his maternal grandfather, Shmulik Peleg, aboard a private jet during a visitation, after which he was supposed to return the child to his home. aunt.

Italian justice then opened an investigation for kidnapping.

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On October 25, an Israeli court ordered the child's return to Italy, a decision which Shmulik Peleg appealed.

After the rejection of his appeal, Shmulik Peleg can still turn to the Supreme Court as a last resort.

The Pavia prosecutor's office has also issued an international arrest warrant for kidnapping against Shmulik Peleg, according to a press release sent to AFP on Wednesday.

A second international arrest warrant was also issued against Gabriel Abutbul Alon, also an Israeli and alleged accomplice of Shmulik Peleg.

Source: lefigaro

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