Amanda Knox and one-time boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito have been free for four months after their imprisonment for years in Italy and the subsequent shocking acquittal that set them free , but prosecutors in the case are trying to overturn the controversial decision.
Knox has since returned to her hometown of Seattle after her release last fall, and has been keeping a relatively low profile following her prison ordeal in Italy. But she is undoubtedly going to be sought out by media following this latest development, which could see her tried in absentia by the Italian courts. If the request is granted, Knox could be extradited to Italy- but her lawyers feel that the possibility of such an outcome is remote and far in the future.
One of Knox’s lawyers, Luciano Ghirga, had this to say :
“We’re not considering that possibility; for us she has been acquitted. That’s how the system works, but for us it’s a hypothesis far into the future.”
Another of Knox’s lawyers, Carlo Dalla Vedova, said the development is painful not only for Knox and Sollecito, but for the Kercher family as well:
“I am sorry for the two kids… But I am especially sorry for Meredith Kercher; silence would have been better.”
Although new evidence will not be presented in the proposed appeal, it is expected that the old evidence will be held up to scrutiny in the case yet again. And while Dalla Vedova says Knox is not terribly worried as she believes her innocence has “been proven,” he said her lawyers are “just sorry she has to deal with all this again.”