(L) An image of Medhanie Hedego Mered previously issued by the NCA and the one, claiming to be him, released by the Italian police on Wednesday.
AFP · 10 Jun 2016, 14:42
Published: 10 Jun 2016 14:42 GMT+02:00
An Eritrean man extradited to Italy on suspicion of being the head of a migrant trafficking ring has told investigators he is not the man they want, his lawyer said on Friday.
Medhanie Hedego Mered "denied being the suspect and also denied being linked in any way to a trafficking network" when he was questioned by Italian magistrates, said lawyer Michele Calantropo.
But Italian prosecutors admitted on Thursday that they were checking his identity after reports that the arrested man was the victim of a case of mistaken identity.
Lawyer Michele Calantropo said his client "denied being the suspect and also denied being linked in any way to a trafficking network" when he was questioned by Italian magistrates.
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(L) An image of Medhanie Hedego Mered previously issued by the NCA and the one, claiming to be him, released by the Italian police on Wednesday.
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(L) An image of Medhanie Yehdego Mered previously issued by the NCA and the one, claiming to be him, released by the Italian police on Wednesday.
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