Bertulazzi's escape in a video, with a reward of 11 thousand euros
The former member of the Red Brigades, under house arrest, escaped by lowering himself from the balcony in the San Telmo district
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- Former Red Brigade member Leonardo Bertulazzi escaped from house arrest in Buenos Aires by lowering himself with a rope from his apartment.
- The Argentine government issued a reward of 20 million pesos for his capture.
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Why It Matters
Bertulazzi was under house arrest in Buenos Aires awaiting extradition. He was sentenced in Italy to 27 years for the kidnapping of Pietro Costa.
The former br Leonardo Bertulazzi escaped from his apartment on the fifth floor of a building in the San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, where he was under house arrest, lowering himself with a rope, tied to a tool, to the street. This is what can be seen in a video published by the Infobae portal in which Bertulazzi's silhouette is seen as he makes the final jump, falls on the pavement and then gets up and runs away.
The sensational escape of the former member of the Genoese column of the Red Brigades, sentenced in absentia in Italy to 27 years for the kidnapping of the industrialist Pietro Costa and for an armed gang, has pushed the Argentine government to issue a reward of 20 million pesos (approximately 11 thousand euros) for information that helps in his discovery.
According to what the PFA reports, the escape dates back to Tuesday afternoon. Bertulazzi, before lowering himself out of the balcony, managed to remove the anklet and tamper with it so as not to trigger the alarm of the officers guarding the house.
What to Watch
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Intensification of searches by the Argentine police forces.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Where is Bertulazzi currently located?
- How did he get the tools to tamper with the anklet?
