Amanda Knox back in Italian court
June 2nd, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Perugia, Jun date (THAINDIAN NEWS) Amanda Knox is back in the Italian court for slander charges. The convicted murderer is back in court, after she alleged that the Italian police had assaulted her during her interrogation. She was present in the court on Tuesday. The 22-year-old American student was present in court for the first time, after her conviction in December. It ought to be mentioned that Amanda was convicted by an Italian judge for the murder of British student, Meredith Kercher in 2007. And for the murder she was sentenced to 26 years behind bars.
After the trial Amanda had claimed that the Italian police had slapped her around her head during her interrogation. She claimed that was the reason, why she had signed the statement that she was at the murder scene.
The hearing, which was held behind closed doors, was adjourned to October, because Amanda’s lawyers wanted to apply to a higher court in Italy, to have the judge removed from the case. The judge, Claudia Matteini, twice refused Amanda’s lawyer’s plea for house arrest instead of police custody. Her application for the judge to be removed would he heard on June 17.
Amanda’s stepfather who spoke to reporters, said that she was doing fine and was looking forward to present her side of the story.
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