Vatican reacts to reports Agca may have been released from prison by mistake
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(13 Jan 2006) SHOTLIST
(13 Jan 2006) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of Vatican
2. Doorway to Vatican judiciary offices
3. Bishops and Cardinal Angelo Sodano entering offices
4. Vatican courtroom
5. Lawyer Nicola Picardi, Vatican Promoter of Justice
6. Audience
7. Judge
8. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Lawyer Nicola Picardi, Vatican Promoter of Justice:
"This is not within our jurisdiction now. We defered (the case) to the Italian judicial system at the time, so we stopped being legally qualified (to judge the case) and Pope John Paul II gave his agreement. So this is a problem that does not regard the Vatican justice system."
9. Cardinal Sodano leaving
10. Vatican officer saluting
11. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State:
"The Holy See has already made its declaration that this is a judicial matter and we have an enormous respect for the judiciary. You have seen this morning the importance that we give to justice. I have come in the name of his holiness to this ceremony to inaugurate the judicial year. We don't have anything else to add. From heaven, John Paul II will help us.Thank you. "
12. Cupola Vatican
STORYLINE
Vatican authorities have declined to enter the debate over the release of Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca, who tried to kill Pope John Paul II 25 years ago, a day after he was freed from prison in Turkey.
Following a ceremony to inaugurate the judicial year, the Vatican promoter of justice, Lawyer Nicola Picardi explained to reporters that the Vatican first handed over responsibility to the Italian justice, and that Pope John Paul II had adhered to that position.
Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano spoke to journalists as he left the ceremony. He told reporters that the Vatican was happy to leave the matter to the judicial system, and that Pope John Paul II was observing from heaven.
In a statement earlier in this week, the Pope's spokesman, Joaquim Navarro-Valls said the Vatican defers to the jurisdiction of the Turkish courts in the matter.
Reports from Turkey suggest that Agca might have been released from prison by mistake and might return to his cell to serve at least 11 more months for murdering a Turkish journalist, a newspaper said on Friday, quoting the country's justice minister.
Justice Minister Cemil Cicek ordered a review of Agca's complicated case hours after the gunman was released from prison on Thursday to see whether any errors were committed in freeing him amid strong criticism. Agca would remain free until an appeals court reviewed the case.
This week Vatican officials have repeatedly noted that Pope John Paul II had forgiven Ali Agca when he visited him in an Italian prison in December 1983.
Agca shot the pope in St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981, and was captured immediately. He served 20 years in prison in Italy before being pardoned and extradited to Turkey in 2000, where he was immediately jailed for the killing of the Turkish journalist.
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1. Wide of Vatican
2. Doorway to Vatican judiciary offices
3. Bishops and Cardinal Angelo Sodano entering offices
4. Vatican courtroom
5. Lawyer Nicola Picardi, Vatican Promoter of Justice
6. Audience
7. Judge
8. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Lawyer Nicola Picardi, Vatican Promoter of Justice:
"This is not within our jurisdiction now. We defered (the case) to the Italian judicial system at the time, so we stopped being legally qualified (to judge the case) and Pope John Paul II gave his agreement. So this is a problem that does not regard the Vatican justice system."
9. Cardinal Sodano leaving
10. Vatican officer saluting
11. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State:
"The Holy See has already made its declaration that this is a judicial matter and we have an enormous respect for the judiciary. You have seen this morning the importance that we give to justice. I have come in the name of his holiness to this ceremony to inaugurate the judicial year. We don't have anything else to add. From heaven, John Paul II will help us.Thank you. "
12. Cupola Vatican
STORYLINE
Vatican authorities have declined to enter the debate over the release of Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca, who tried to kill Pope John Paul II 25 years ago, a day after he was freed from prison in Turkey.
Following a ceremony to inaugurate the judicial year, the Vatican promoter of justice, Lawyer Nicola Picardi explained to reporters that the Vatican first handed over responsibility to the Italian justice, and that Pope John Paul II had adhered to that position.
Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano spoke to journalists as he left the ceremony. He told reporters that the Vatican was happy to leave the matter to the judicial system, and that Pope John Paul II was observing from heaven.
In a statement earlier in this week, the Pope's spokesman, Joaquim Navarro-Valls said the Vatican defers to the jurisdiction of the Turkish courts in the matter.
Reports from Turkey suggest that Agca might have been released from prison by mistake and might return to his cell to serve at least 11 more months for murdering a Turkish journalist, a newspaper said on Friday, quoting the country's justice minister.
Justice Minister Cemil Cicek ordered a review of Agca's complicated case hours after the gunman was released from prison on Thursday to see whether any errors were committed in freeing him amid strong criticism. Agca would remain free until an appeals court reviewed the case.
This week Vatican officials have repeatedly noted that Pope John Paul II had forgiven Ali Agca when he visited him in an Italian prison in December 1983.
Agca shot the pope in St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981, and was captured immediately. He served 20 years in prison in Italy before being pardoned and extradited to Turkey in 2000, where he was immediately jailed for the killing of the Turkish journalist.
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