This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7002755.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Fasola loses extradition battle | |
| (20 minutes later) | |
| A sheriff has ruled that an Aberdeen businesswoman should be extradited to Italy to serve sentences for organising an armed robbery and counterfeiting. | A sheriff has ruled that an Aberdeen businesswoman should be extradited to Italy to serve sentences for organising an armed robbery and counterfeiting. |
| Dorothy Fasola, 57, has already been convicted of the crimes by a court in Milan. She still has almost five years to serve. | Dorothy Fasola, 57, has already been convicted of the crimes by a court in Milan. She still has almost five years to serve. |
| Ms Fasola - who imports and exports seafood - will lodge an appeal. | Ms Fasola - who imports and exports seafood - will lodge an appeal. |
| She was remanded in custody following her appearance at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. | She was remanded in custody following her appearance at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. |
| Ms Fasola has spent years fighting the attempts to extradite her from her home in Aberdeen. | |
| Medical reasons | |
| The Italian authorities want her to go back to prison to serve time for two offences for which they have already convicted her - a £160,000 jewellery heist in Milan in 1991, and counterfeiting money in the late 1980s. | |
| Ms Fasola did serve more than one-and-a-half years in jail in Italy, but was then released for medical reasons. | |
| The Italians want her back to serve the remainder of her sentence, amounting to almost five years. | |
| A lengthy extradition process saw a sheriff make the decision on Wednesday afternoon. | |
| Ms Fasola glanced at her daughter as she was led away to custody. | |
| It could be a further two months before an appeal is heard. | It could be a further two months before an appeal is heard. |