Adriano Sofri

Journalist, Person

1942 –

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Who is Adriano Sofri?

Adriano Sofri is an Italian intellectual, a journalist and a writer. Former leader of the autonomist movement Lotta Continua in the 1960s, he was arrested in 1988 and sentenced to 22 years of prison, having been found guilty of instigating the murder of police officer Luigi Calabresi. Sofri, and the others comrades convicted with him, have always proclaimed their innocence. The charges against them rested on the testimony of a pentito, Leonardo Marino. While in prison, Sofri wrote in various newspapers, such as Il Foglio, La Repubblica, and Panorama.

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Born
Aug 1, 1942
Trieste
Nationality
  • Italy
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on July 23, 2013

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