Friday, January 29, 2010

Croatian Asylum

Patrick Maloney

The man, Mehmet Ali Ağca, who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II in May of 1981 is seeking political asylum, in Croatia. Spain and Italy have already denied his asylum applications and he looks to Croatia because it is a strong Catholic nation. Despite the fact that Mehmet Ali Ağca attempted to kill the Pope, he still claims to be a strong Catholic.
Mehmet Ali Ağca has been incarcerated in Italy for 19 years, after which he was deported to Turkey to serve a murder sentence of an unrelated person. He is still hiding the proprietor behind the attack on John Paul II and is asking up to 3 million dollars US for interviews.
Croatia has only ever granted 15 Asylum Applications

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