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Monday, March 7, 2016
Carlos the Jackal confirms PLO-Swiss immunity pact
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePro-Palestinian terrorist Carlos the Jackal has confirmed to a Swiss paper that he enjoyed immunity in the 1970s via a non-aggression pact between Switzerland and the Palestine Liberation Organization, Reuters reports.
The terrorist, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez and who has been in prison in France since 1994, tells the Neue Zuercher Zeitung that Switzerland agreed to not prosecute Palestinian terrorists in exchange for the PLO agreeing not to carry out attacks on its soil.
He says he was able to pass freely through a passport check after flying into Zurich, despite a “Wanted” poster for him hanging up next to the guard booth.
The existence of the pact between Bern and the PLO was first reported by the Neue Zuercher Zeitung earlier this year.
The Times of Israel Community.