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Vatileaks trial to open September 29
September 17, 2012
The trial of “Vatileaks” suspects Paolo Gabriele and Glaudio Sciarpelletti will begin September 29, the Vatican has announced.
Gabriele, the former valet to Pope Benedict XVI, has been charged with stealing confidential papal documents. Sciarpelletti, a computer analyst at the Vatican Secretariat of State, was indicted on August 13 for “aiding and abetting” the leaks.
The trial will be held in the audience hall of the Vatican city-state tribunal, announced Giuseppe della Torre, the tribunal’s president. Reporters will be allowed to observe at least some portions of the proceedings, but cameras will not be allowed into the courtroom.
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Further information:
- First Hearing of the Accused in the "Vatileaks" case (VIS)
- Vatileaks: No television cameras in the courtroom during cross-examination (La Stampa)
- Trial for pope’s ex-butler, other Vatican worker to start Sept. 29 in document theft scandal (AP)
- Pope's valet, 2nd man indicted in 'Vatileaks' case (CWN, 8/13)
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