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Ex-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina
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Leonardo Bertulazzi, a 74-year-old former member of Italy’s Red Brigades, has escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires while awaiting extradition to Italy. Argentina’s security ministry confirmed his escape and offered a reward for information leading to his recapture.
Bertulazzi was sentenced in Italy in 1987 to 27 years in prison for membership of a subversive association and an armed group. Reports say he used a harness to descend from a fifth-floor balcony, but authorities have not verified those details; police found his ankle monitor discarded after it stopped transmitting. Argentina approved his extradition in July 2025, following the rejection of his final appeal.
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In short
- Former Red Brigades member Leonardo Bertulazzi escaped house arrest in Argentina.
- Argentina is offering $13,000 for information leading to his recapture.
- He was awaiting extradition to serve a 27-year sentence in Italy.
How this story developed
- 4 minutes ago Leonardo Bertulazzi, a 74-year-old former member of Italy’s Red Brigades, has escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires while awaiting extradition to Italy. Argentina’s security ministry confirmed his escape and offered a reward for information leading to his recapture.
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