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Former Red Brigades member who financed the kidnapping and murder of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro escapes

2026-11-11 20:09:00Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Former Red Brigades member who financed the kidnapping and murder of former

Former member of the left-wing terrorist organization "Red Brigades", 74-year-old Leonardo Bertulazzi, has escaped from house arrest in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The General Directorate of Criminal Intelligence has immediately issued an urgent arrest warrant for his capture.

Bertulazzi was under house arrest in an apartment on Defensa 600 in the center of the Argentine capital, awaiting final extradition to Italy after the revocation of his refugee status by the Supreme Court of Justice. In his homeland, the 74-year-old faces a 27-year prison sentence for kidnapping, subversive associations and membership in an armed group.

The news of the escape has also surprised his legal defense, which stated that it had not had contact with the fugitive for months.

"I read about what happened, but I don't have direct or accurate information. I hadn't heard from him recently," said his lawyer, Gabriele Fuga, adding that "I was in contact with his daughter, but that was before the summer."

A fugitive from justice since 1980, Bertulazzi was initially arrested in Argentina in 2002 but released a few months later. He was rearrested in August 2024 after his asylum was revoked, placed under house arrest, and on July 1, 2025, the Argentine Supreme Court finally ruled in favor of his extradition to Italy.

The son of a military marshal, Bertulazzi grew up in the Liguria region where he became involved in radical political movements during the 1970s. After joining the Lotta Continua movement, he joined the Genoese column of the Red Brigades under the codename “Stefano”.

Bertulazzi was one of the central figures in one of the extremist organization's most sensational financing events.

“Bertulazzi, together with Mario Moretti and Riccardo Dura of Genoa, was among those involved in the kidnapping of naval engineer Piero Costa on January 12, 1977, in Genoa. Costa was released after 81 days of captivity,” his historical file recalls.

The money obtained from this hostage-taking had the most serious consequences in modern Italian history: fifty million lire from the ransom was used by the organization to purchase the apartment at Via Montalcini 8 in Rome, where former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro was later held prisoner and murdered.


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