Argentine authorities have said Bertulazzi, who belonged to the group’s Genoa branch, was involved in the logistics of Moro’s kidnapping.Italian courts convicted him in the 1980s of “terrorism-related” crimes, resulting in a combined 27-year sentence, according to Argentine court records.He was first arrested in Buenos Aires in November 2002, but an Argentine judge rejected Italy’s extradition request in 2003 because Italian law did not guarantee him a new trial after a conviction in absentia. He was granted refugee status in 2004.Argentina revoked it in 2024, under Milei, and re-arrested him that August.
Its Supreme Court approved his extradition last year.Wanda Ferro, an undersecretary in Italy’s Interior Ministry, said Argentine police were responsible for ensuring he was handed over. “I am certain that every effort will be made,” she told local television, adding that she hoped the extradition could take place “very quickly” if Bertulazzi is recaptured.