* Audio: 702's Adam Spencer speaks with Chaser executive producer Julian Morrow (ABC News) Chaser not charged over Vatican blimp stunt May 2, 2009
ABC satirical comedy team The Chaser are waiting to hear if Italian police will lay charges over a stunt at the Vatican last Wednesday. The program's Julian Morrow and Craig Reucassel launched a 5-metre long blimp in St Peter's Square, in airpsace that may be part of the Vatican's no-fly zone.
Italian police seized two cameras, tapes and a laptop computer, and a brief of the incident has been given to a prosecutor in Rome who will then decide if charges will be laid. The pair was detained and questioned for about eight hours by Italian police, and they've now engaged an Italian lawyer. The stunt was filmed as part of the Chaser's new series, and the footage has been smuggled out of Italy and is on its way back to Australia. Morrow has returned to Sydney and Reucassel arrives today.
Yesterday, Australia's resident ambassador to the Vatican, Tim Fischer, incorrectly said charges had been laid.
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