CIA operative faces extradition to Italy

Portugal’s Supreme Court has rejected a former CIA operative’s appeal against extradition to Italy to serve a six-year sentence for her part in the US extraordinary renditions programme, a court official said.

The official said Sabrina De Sousa’s only remaining recourse to avoid being sent to Italy would be to appeal to Portugal’s Constitutional Court, arguing her extradition order is unconstitutional.

De Sousa’s Portuguese lawyer, Manuel Magalhaes e Silva, did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.