Court official: ex-CIA agent convicted in CIA kidnapping in Italy fights to stay in Portugal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Portuguese court official says a former CIA operative convicted of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric in Milan as part of the U.S. extraordinary renditions program is fighting against being sent to Italy to serve the six-year sentence she received in absentia there.
Sabrina De Sousa, who has both U.S. and Portuguese citizenship, was arrested at Lisbon's international airport Monday on a European arrest warrant.
Luis Vaz das Neves, president of the Lisbon court handling her case, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday that De Sousa told a judge she wants to stay in Portugal, where she has been living recently.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He said De Sousa handed both her passports over to the court, which gave her 10 days to provide written legal arguments against her extradition.