Perry Kouroumblis, arrested in Rome for the Easey Street murders from 1977, has departed for Melbourne with a police escort, expected to face formal charges soon. The extradition follows years of investigation and remains a priority for Victoria Police.
Perry Kouroumblis , the man arrested in Rome in connection with the infamous Easey Street murders, has boarded a flight to Melbourne flanked by police detectives and is expected to be formally charged with the brutal 1977 crime within days.
The Airbus A350, which left Rome about 1am AEST, landed in Doha about 6am. The travelling party will remain in transit for several hours before making the second 13-hour leg to Melbourne. They are expected to land late on Tuesday. Fernando Speziali, chief commissioner of the Italian State Police’s Fiumicino Airport Judiciary Division said the journey back to Australia brought an end to a long and complex extradition process.He told reporters in Rome his office was originally alerted by the Australian police through Interpol that Kouroumblis was likely aboard a flight coming from Greece.Perry Kouroumblis on a flight from Rome as he returns to Australia.
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