A former U.S. spy, pardoned by Italy in connection with the CIA kidnapping of a terrorism suspect in Milan, has fled from Italy to the United States fearing for her safety.Sabrina de Sousa is one of 26 people convicted by Italy in absentia over the 2003 abduction of Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, but the only one to spend any time in prison for the operation, in which she denies involvement.De Sousa was still due to carry out community service in Italy until next year after the Italian president commuted her four-year prison sentence but she decided to flee the country after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and CIA Director Gina Haspel visited Rome in October, reports the Italian news outlet Il Corriere. Ex-CIA spy Sabrina de Sousa (pictured) is one of 26 people convicted by Italy in absentia over the 2003 abduction of Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, but the only one to spend any time in prison for the operation, in which she denies involvement Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as Abu Oma (pictured) claimed he was tried in absentia before being taken to an Egyptian prison facility where he was reportedly raped and tortured. He was ultimately released after the his imprisonment was 'unfounded''I was terrified of the consequences that I could face', the dual Portuguese-U.S. citizen was quoted as saying by the newspaper.'The arrival of Haspel in Italy confirmed to the Italian government that the U.S. administration had washed its hands of my case,' she added, without elaborating.Pompeo visited Italy at the beginning of October, while Haspel met Italy's secret service heads in Rome on October 9, according to Italian media. So far, no connection between the meetings and the De Sousa case has been reported. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Former CIA agent returns to Italy to serve three years in... Ex-CIA agent who helped kidnap a terror suspect on foreign... Share this article Share Andrea Saccucci, an Italian lawyer who has submitted an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of De Sousa, confirmed on Sunday that his client had left Italy but could not explain why De Sousa had returned to the United States despite her fears about the U.S. administration.'She only told me that she is now in the States', Saccucci told Reuters.Il Corriere quoted De Sousa as saying that 'thanks to the recent changes to the Whistleblower Act' she could reveal further details on the case. The arrival of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and CIA Director Gina Haspel (both pictured) to Rome in October sent ex-CIA agent Sabrina de Sousa fleeing back to America in fear for her safety De Sousa (pictured) has denied involvement in the cleric's abduction, saying she was skiing with her son in northern Italy at the time of the kidnappingThe former spy, now in her early 60s, was convicted of being involved in the abduction of the cleric from a Milan street in 2003.The kidnapping was carried out under
Ex-CIA agent convicted of kidnapping cleric in Italy flees to US
A former U.S. spy, pardoned by Italy in connection with the CIA kidnapping of a terrorism suspect in Milan, has fled from Italy to the United States fearing for her safety.Sabrina de Sousa is one of 26 people convicted by Italy in absentia over the 2003 abduction of Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, but the only one to spend any time in prison for the operation, in which she denies involvement.De Sousa was still due to carry out community service in Italy until next year after the Italian president commuted her four-year prison sentence but she decided to flee the country after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and CIA Director Gina Haspel visited Rome in October, reports the Italian news outlet Il Corriere. Ex-CIA spy Sabrina de Sousa (pictured) is one of 26 people convicted by Italy in absentia over the 2003 abduction of Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, but the only one to spend any time in prison for the operation, in which she denies involvement Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as Abu Oma (pictured) claimed he was tried in absentia before being taken to an Egyptian prison facility where he was reportedly raped and tortured. He was ultimately released after the his imprisonment was 'unfounded''I was terrified of the consequences that I could face', the dual Portuguese-U.S. citizen was quoted as saying by the newspaper.'The arrival of Haspel in Italy confirmed to the Italian government that the U.S. administration had washed its hands of my case,' she added, without elaborating.Pompeo visited Italy at the beginning of October, while Haspel met Italy's secret service heads in Rome on October 9, according to Italian media. So far, no connection between the meetings and the De Sousa case has been reported. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Former CIA agent returns to Italy to serve three years in... Ex-CIA agent who helped kidnap a terror suspect on foreign... Share this article Share Andrea Saccucci, an Italian lawyer who has submitted an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of De Sousa, confirmed on Sunday that his client had left Italy but could not explain why De Sousa had returned to the United States despite her fears about the U.S. administration.'She only told me that she is now in the States', Saccucci told Reuters.Il Corriere quoted De Sousa as saying that 'thanks to the recent changes to the Whistleblower Act' she could reveal further details on the case. The arrival of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and CIA Director Gina Haspel (both pictured) to Rome in October sent ex-CIA agent Sabrina de Sousa fleeing back to America in fear for her safety De Sousa (pictured) has denied involvement in the cleric's abduction, saying she was skiing with her son in northern Italy at the time of the kidnappingThe former spy, now in her early 60s, was convicted of being involved in the abduction of the cleric from a Milan street in 2003.The kidnapping was carried out under
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