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Court extradites Italian mafia convict

BANGKOK - A Thai court on Thursday ruled to allow the extradition of Vito Roberto Palazzolo, who faces jail in his native Italy on charges of associating with the Sicilian mafia.

Vito Roberto Palazzolo (EPA photo)

The Bangkok Criminal Court ruled in favour of extradition on the grounds that Palazzolo's sentence is on criminal charges, not political charges.

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    Discussion 1 : 21 Dec 2012 at 13.411

    i wonder if vito is out molesting kids like his italian-american counterpart john "sonny" franzese of the colombo crime family? LOL!

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