GIA, Italy — The parents of American student Amanda Knox are being investigated for alleged defamation for saying Italian police abused their daughter before arresting her in the 2007 slaying of her British roommate.
Curt Knox told AP Television News on Saturday that he and his ex-wife, Edda Mellas, received notice of the investigation Friday as they arrived in Italy for the final week of hearings in their daughter’s case.
He said he found the timing odd, given that a verdict in the case is expected at the end of the week.
Italian news agency ANSA said Knox’s parents were being investigated for alleged defamation stemming from an interview they gave Britain’s Sunday Times in June 2008 in which the father alleged police had physically and verbally abused his daughter during questioning before she was arrested.
Police have denied harming Knox.
The Italian government seems to think it is OK to them to all gang up and libel one American, but get outraged at any attempt at defense! Italian cases are tried in the media, but it apparently it is supposed to be a one way flow from government. Does Italy have freedom of speech?
Italy won’t allow Amanda to be tried over here because Americans have the death penalty. Then they show us a far worse judicial system. Talk about being hypocritical!
Amanda Knox was Italy’s “Woman of the Year”
http://www.seattlecrimeblog.com/tags/amanda_knox/
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/ … =rss-world
http://www.friendsofamanda.org/
http://www.newser.com/tag/16781/1/amanda-knox.html
This one is prejudiced against Amanda:
http://truejustice.org/ee/index.php?/tj … t_last_ch/
Amanda and Dog