Knox awaits day of reckoning
- 13 years ago
A final plea from prosecutors to keep Amanda Knox in prison.
On Friday an Italian prosecutor urged the court to uphold Knox's murder conviction, saying the American student would flee the country if she is freed.
Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, are fighting a guilty verdict for the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher in 2007 during an erotic game that turned violent.
If the guilty verdict is overturned both would be freed immediately.
SOUNDBITE: Prosecutor Giuliano Migninil, saying: (Italian):
"We know that if the verdict is overturned, there will be an immediate escape overseas. As a result, even if this is the second of a three-step legal process in Italy, it is up to you to ensure justice."
With the verdict in the appeals trial due Monday, speculation has been rife that Knox will be whisked away to the United States if she is freed.
Knox and Sollecito deny any role in the murder, and say they spent the night of the crime together in the Italian's apartment watching a movie, smoking pot and having sex.
Knox's defense lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova called the accusations a 'fantasy'.
SOUNDBITE: Knox's defense lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova, saying: (English):
"It's a lack of the accusation, because they have not proved what they are saying, so the fantasy of what happened in that room is not confirmed, because there's no evidence in the room. It's quite simple."
Amanda's father Kurt questioned the prosectors theory about leaving the country.
SOUNDBITE: Kurt Knox, saying: (English):
"She's ready to escape? Well I'm not sure where he gets this scenario 'ready to escape'. You know the judge and jury have to make the decision on whether or not, you know, she's going to have the opportunity to, you know, come home with us, and until they do make that decision - it's in the court's hands, and that's what I can pretty much tell you right now. I don't know where this escape thing is coming from."
Knox is expected to address the jury before they decide her fate on Monday.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
On Friday an Italian prosecutor urged the court to uphold Knox's murder conviction, saying the American student would flee the country if she is freed.
Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, are fighting a guilty verdict for the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher in 2007 during an erotic game that turned violent.
If the guilty verdict is overturned both would be freed immediately.
SOUNDBITE: Prosecutor Giuliano Migninil, saying: (Italian):
"We know that if the verdict is overturned, there will be an immediate escape overseas. As a result, even if this is the second of a three-step legal process in Italy, it is up to you to ensure justice."
With the verdict in the appeals trial due Monday, speculation has been rife that Knox will be whisked away to the United States if she is freed.
Knox and Sollecito deny any role in the murder, and say they spent the night of the crime together in the Italian's apartment watching a movie, smoking pot and having sex.
Knox's defense lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova called the accusations a 'fantasy'.
SOUNDBITE: Knox's defense lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova, saying: (English):
"It's a lack of the accusation, because they have not proved what they are saying, so the fantasy of what happened in that room is not confirmed, because there's no evidence in the room. It's quite simple."
Amanda's father Kurt questioned the prosectors theory about leaving the country.
SOUNDBITE: Kurt Knox, saying: (English):
"She's ready to escape? Well I'm not sure where he gets this scenario 'ready to escape'. You know the judge and jury have to make the decision on whether or not, you know, she's going to have the opportunity to, you know, come home with us, and until they do make that decision - it's in the court's hands, and that's what I can pretty much tell you right now. I don't know where this escape thing is coming from."
Knox is expected to address the jury before they decide her fate on Monday.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters