The attorney representing Iranian
engineer Mohammad Abedini Najafabad on Sunday said his client is
now a free man after the justice ministry announced that Justice
Minister Carlo Nordio had filed a request to Milan's appeals
court to revoke his arrest.
"The decision taken by Justice Minister Carlo Nordio happily
surpised us", said the attorney, whose client was arrested on
December 16 at Milan's Malpensa airport under a US arrest
warrant.
"My client is now a free person and he will be able to smile and
hope once again.
"He always repeated to me that he believed and had confidence in
justice", he said.
The 38-year-old engineer, who was accused of exporting drone
parts allegedly used to kill three US servicemen in Jordan a
year ago, has been held at Milan's Opera jail awaiting a house
arrest hearing on January 15.
In the note announcing Nordio's request, the justice ministry
said Abedini's alleged crimes were either not punishable under
Italian law or lacked evidence
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