For leaking secret papers the trial of Pope Benedict XVI's former butler and a Vatican computer technician has no precedent since the Holy See became a sovereign state in 1929. The 19th-century courtroom where the trial takes place is tucked away behind the apse of St. Peter's basilica in a corner of the city state that is strictly off-limits to the millions of tourists who visit the Vatican every year. The Vatican's criminal court is separate from the ...Sunday 30 September 2012
One-of-a-kind Trial Held By World's Smallest State, Vatican
For leaking secret papers the trial of Pope Benedict XVI's former butler and a Vatican computer technician has no precedent since the Holy See became a sovereign state in 1929. The 19th-century courtroom where the trial takes place is tucked away behind the apse of St. Peter's basilica in a corner of the city state that is strictly off-limits to the millions of tourists who visit the Vatican every year. The Vatican's criminal court is separate from the ...
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