-Caveat Lector- Italy's Exiled Royal Making Appeal .c The Associated Press ROME (AP) - The son of Italy's last king is appealing his forced exile from Italy to the European Court of Human Rights, a newspaper said today. Italy abolished the monarchy in a 1946 referendum and sent the last king and his family into exile. In 1948, a new constitution barred male descendants of the House of Savoy from Italian soil. The move was viewed as punishment for the family's support of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Victor Emmanuel Savoy was 9 years old when he left Italy with his exiled father and he makes no claim to a throne. Now 62, he says he simply wants to visit his homeland. His decision to appeal to the human rights court in Strasbourg was triggered by an especially bitter rebuff, he said in an open letter in the English-language Italy Daily. Victor Emmanuel wrote that he was refused permission to cross the border onto Italian soil with a shipment of 60 tons of aid for the Italian Red Cross to distribute to Kosovo refugees. In his letter, Victor Emmanuel said he only wanted to spend a few hours in his homeland. Public opinion in Italy seems to favor dropping the ban on the Savoys and the lower house of Parliament in December approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would reverse the ban. But the amendment has been stuck in a Senate committee. Victor Emmanuel's father, King Umberto II, reigned for 26 days before being sent into exile. Umberto died in Geneva, where the family now lives, in 1983. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
