If the CIA employees refuse to appear in Italy, is it wrong for Italy to kidnap them and bring them to trial in Italy? What if the men are not on US soil (vacation in Costa Rica or someplace, say) at the time?
2006-12-05 14:44:28 · 2 answers · asked by superstar dj 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
what do you think would happen if the situation were reversed. the main question is why? if they were out of bounds, no. it would not be wrong.
2006-12-05 14:54:58 · answer #1 · answered by chris l 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basicly Italy was just doing a little sabre rattling. That's about all they can do anyway. I highly doubt they have the expertise to pull off a mass kidnaping and our government wouldn't stand for their agents being on trial in Italy. A trial in absentia would mean virtually nothing except that those agents probably couldn't go to Italy ever again. Those that were demanding a trial were mostlty members of the Italian socialist & communist parties anyway.
2006-12-05 22:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by smilindave1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋