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    For the moment the genoese court which has refused to extradite Mr Markov has done the right thing. Mr Markov should not have been arrested at all by the Italians since he has committed no crime. Speaking your mind cannot be considered a criminal offense.
    However, the judge should have based his decision on article 21 of the Italian constitution which declares: “All have the right to manifest their thoughts freely by means of speech, the written word, or any other means of diffusion”, and should therefore be set free immediately.
    Instead he used article 10 which says: “Extradition of foreigners is not permitted on the grounds of political crimes”.
    Unfortunately this would seem to suggest that Mr Markov is considered guilty of a political crime by associating with ex- Prime Minister Azarov’s Ukraine Rescue Committee. However, given the political nature of the charges brought by the Ukraine, Mr. Markov is entitled to benefit from political asylum. Article 10: “The foreigner who cannot exercise in his country the democratic rights guaranteed by the Italian Constitution has the right of political asylum according to the conditions established by the law”.
    What the Italians do next will show if they are hand in hand with the US and Ukraine’s Neo-nazi party, or if they still have some independence left.

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