Trial For Abandoning The Defence of Rome
In early 1945, Roatta was tried for his Fascist connection, for abandoning the defence of Rome, and for his involvement in the murders of brothers Carlo and Nello Rosselli and sentenced to life imprisonment. He managed to escape Rome just before being put in jail and found asylum in Spain. The sentence for life imprisonment was overturned in 1948 but Roatta did not return to Italy until 1966. During his time in Spain, Yugoslavia requested him to be extradated but Francisco Franco always refused.
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