Justice for Vik - after 18 months
September 17, 2012 8:24 AM Subscribe
Italian peace activist Vittorio Arrigoni's kidnappers were convicted by a Hamas-run military court in the Gaza Strip today for their involvement in the abduction and murder of the Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni in April 2011.
"Vik" was a peace activist, blogger and occasional freelance journalist, ... a well-known figure in Gaza - and well-liked. He was kidnapped, tortured and hanged in Gaza in April 2011. His blog has continued to publish posts by his family and friends in Italy.
"Vik" was a peace activist, blogger and occasional freelance journalist, ... a well-known figure in Gaza - and well-liked. He was kidnapped, tortured and hanged in Gaza in April 2011. His blog has continued to publish posts by his family and friends in Italy.
He was abducted by an Al Qaeda-linked Jihadist group, who were attempting to put pressure on Hamas, which runs the enclave, to release its leader Hesham al-Sa'eedni.
So not so much as Hamas acting responsibly, but it does complicate the tidy picture that all Islamacists are in cahoots.
posted by three blind mice at 10:06 AM on September 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
So not so much as Hamas acting responsibly, but it does complicate the tidy picture that all Islamacists are in cahoots.
posted by three blind mice at 10:06 AM on September 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
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Glad to see Hamas act responsibly.
posted by spaltavian at 9:01 AM on September 17, 2012 [1 favorite]