Italy: Belgium may withdraw request for extradition of Antonio Panzeri’s daughter and wife

According to Italian media, the Brussels Prosecutor’s Office is set to withdraw the extradition request, from Italy to Belgium, of Antonio Panzeri’s daughter and wife.

“The Attitude Change”, according to her defense attorneys Silvia Panzeri and Maria Dolores Colleoni, “inferred from an official document, which was shared in the previous hours”, as written by the newspaper La Stampa and relayed by the Athens News Agency.

This morning, Silvia Panzeri’s lawyers announced that appealed to the Supreme Court of Italy against the decision of the Court of Appeal of Brescia, to extradite their client to Belgium. The related verdict on the extradition of Pancheri’s daughter and wife is expected on January 31. If, however, the change of attitude of the Belgian prosecutors is officially confirmed, it will mean that the process is now devoid of object.

“We will have to see if this decision entails the release of Silvia Panzeri and Maria Dolores Colleoni”, said one of the two defense attorneys for Pancheri’s relatives. It is recalled that the two women are under house arrest in northern Italy.

According to the Italian press, this development may be linked to Antonio Panzeri’s decision to cooperate, as “repentant”, with Belgian justice.