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Italy upholds prison terms for police over 2001 G8 abuse
Source: BBC
Italy's Supreme Court has upheld jail terms for seven policemen and doctors for brutality against protesters at the G8 summit in 2001 in Genoa.
The sentences, ranging from one to four years, relate to the abuse of more than 250 people detained by police at the nearby Bolzaneto barracks.
The arrests followed clashes between anti-globalisation protesters and police at the summit.
But all of those held at Bolzaneto were later proved to be innocent.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22909070
... and it only took TWELVE years !
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