European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday november 26, 1988 the stars and stripes Maura Pompa the Pilot of the hijacked red Cikut helicopter used in a sunday prison escape in Rome sits at the controls of another helicopter monday. Italy releases sketches of prison break suspects Rome a police on monday distributed composite sketches at Border checkpoints of the two French speaking gunmen who spirited two prison inmates to Freedom in a hijacked red Cross Heli copter. Police kept up roadblocks and helicopter surveillance monday but they reported there was no Trace of the four Fugi Tives. Investigators questioned an inmate who made a dash for the helicopter but slipped in the rain and was left behind As it pulled away from the courtyard of Rome s re Zibbia prison on sunday. Italian newspapers speculated that the third prisoner whom they dubbed the slow one might have masterminded the breakout. But police said he claimed he tried to escape on the Spur of he moment. Investigators said the Hijacker s Pri Mary Mission was to free Andre Bel la Che 36, a tunisian bom Frenchman awaiting extradition to France in connection with a Paris Bank robbery and murder. The italian inmate who fled with him Gianluigi Esposito 30, May have been chosen to help with toads pics after the escape investigators said. The police sketches of the hijackers showed one Man with a gaunt race and dark curly hair and described him As sneaking Only French. The other with Blond hair and an athletic build spoke italian with a French accent police said. Both were estimated to be 30 years old and were presumed to be French. The Pilot of the hijacked helicopter who was freed unharmed said they were holding detailed maps of the City with spots marked in red. They wore stopwatches on their the hijackers probably belonged to an ultrahigh Lisl gang financed by arms and drug smuggling the state television re ported monday. Prison sources monday said the jail has an air surveillance system but it was not turned on sunday night for some reason. Investigators said they believe the operation was masterminded by a rightist group using International arms and drug trafficking 10 finance its activities stale run television Rai reported. The gunmen first stole a car and then commandeered the red Cross helicopter at gunpoint from the emergency unit of san Camillo Hospital. They ordered Pilot Mauro Pompa to Fly to the jail where about 400 prisoners were exercising. You see those two people standing apart from the other inmates one of the hijackers asked the Pilot. Go Down quickly and pick them the gunmen opened cover fire with pistols As the prisoners scrambled into the chopper hovering just above the ground of the Mammoth exercise Yard. J ajl r. A. M i i a s in in i re "1 in l-0�i police sketches depict the unidentified suspect in the prison breakout. Slate run television reported. A guard in a watch lower hit the Heli copter twice in the Tail with his Summa Chine gun but did no damage to the engine or controls. The helicopter flew to a soccer Field in a Park on the opposite Side of Rome where the gunmen had concealed the stolen car. The gang released the Pilot at the Cin Citta movie studios. Because of the Craft s red Cross markings prison guards were not suspicious until it actually set Down in the exercise area authorities said. Diplomat wins apology Promise of promotion London a a woman Diplomat who accused the foreign office of sex discrimination has been is sued an apology and a Promise of promotion the for eign office said monday. Sue Rogerson 44, was named As Deputy High com missioner to Zambia in april. But her nomination was withdrawn when Kelvin White the High commissioner Laid a woman would not be effective in the african country s male dominated society the foreign office hid. A male Diplomat since has been named to the Post bin has not yet taken it up. Rogerson complained to the government s Industrial tribunal that the foreign office was violating the 1975 sen discrimination act. The foreign office said monday it accepted that while acting in Good Faith the decision to abandon mrs. Rogerson s proposed posting to Zambia was mis taken and cannot be reconciled with ,.the sex discrimination it expressed its regret to Rogerson and said she will be promoted from first Secretary to Counselor effective the Day the zambian Post actually is tilled. She now works for the foreign office s United nations Section. A promotion from first Secretary to Counselor would mean a salary increase from about 22,000 pounds annually to 27,000 pounds 131,200 to s38.300. Both ranks can serve in the foreign office in London or abroad. "1 see this As a constructive and satisfactory out come and am glad it is Over Rogerson said in a statement. I think the Case has succeeded in drawing attention to the implications of sex discrimination legislation for the foreign office. It has also brought about a review of foreign office practice she said
