Indeed, the political divide means that the French left generally supports the writer while the right would more likely be in the camp accusing the terrorist, but it remains that Battisti has always proclaimed his innocence regarding the crimes he is accused of committing or being directly complicit in. François Bayrou, José Bové, Dominique Strauss Kahn, and many leaders on the left have clearly taken a stand for the case to be retried, even if transalpine legislation does not allow it.
The years have not lost momentum on the side of a boot that has recently shifted to the left, and whose head of government even praised the brilliant police operation while waiting for an extradition that should not be delayed. Would the pluralist Italian left prefer Battisti behind bars rather than in front of a court? The question is worth asking!
The European Court of Human Rights has just rejected the complaint filed by Cesare Battisti against his French extradition decree, and there remains only hope for the “terrorist” of the thriller in the person of Brazilian Deputy Fernando Gabeira, who is actively campaigning to grant political asylum to Cesare Battisti.
The days go by, and Battisti must hope they continue to be similar, especially since his extradition could face a major legal problem: Brazil does not extradite foreigners to countries where they could be sentenced to more than 30 years in prison.
The saga will surely be composed of numerous episodes, and Nice Premium has met with some local politicians to gather their impressions on “the Battisti case.”
