Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina
Summary
Leonardo Bertulazzi, a 74-year-old former Red Brigades member wanted in Italy, escaped house arrest in Argentina and remained at large the next day. Argentina has launched a nationwide search and offered a reward as he faces extradition to serve a 27-year sentence.Key Facts
- Argentine police said Bertulazzi escaped on Tuesday by climbing from a fifth-floor apartment with a harness and rope.
- Police said he crossed neighbouring terraces and a vacant lot before climbing over a gate to reach the street.
- Officials said Bertulazzi had tampered with his electronic ankle monitor, delaying their discovery of his escape.
- Argentina’s Security Ministry offered 20 million pesos, about $13,000, for information leading to his capture.
- Bertulazzi was convicted in Italy in the 1980s and faces a combined 27-year sentence for terrorism-related crimes.
- Argentine authorities said Bertulazzi helped with logistics for the 1978 kidnapping of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro, who was later killed.
- Argentina revoked Bertulazzi’s refugee status in 2024 and arrested him that August; its Supreme Court approved his extradition last year.
- The Red Brigades were a far-left armed group that carried out kidnappings and killings in Italy during the 1970s and 1980s. The period is known as the Years of Lead.
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