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Lawyer Giovanni di Stefano held in Spain: "An Italian lawyer dubbed the 'devil's advocate' for representing a variety of high-profile criminals has been arrested in Spain on a British warrant.
Giovanni di Stefano, 55, was held in a mansion in Palma, on the island of Majorca, on Monday evening.
Mr Stefano has represented train robber Ronnie Biggs
and advised the team that defended Saddam Hussein.
He is wanted by detectives at City of London police in connection with a lengthy fraud inquiry.
A City of London Police spokesman said: '[The arrest] was the result of a European Arrest Warrant issued at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 31 January on matters relating to fraud, theft and money laundering."
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Giovanni di Stefano, 55, was held in a mansion in Palma, on the island of Majorca, on Monday evening.
Mr Stefano has represented train robber Ronnie Biggs and advised the team that defended Saddam Hussein.He is wanted by detectives at City of London police in connection with a lengthy fraud inquiry.
A City of London Police spokesman said: '[The arrest] was the result of a European Arrest Warrant issued at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 31 January on matters relating to fraud, theft and money laundering."
:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.
