VATICAN CITY
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Monsignor Lucio Vallejo Balda, a Spanish priest arrested almost two months ago over the VatiLeaks 2 affair, has been released from prison and placed under house arrest, the Vatican says.
Vallejo Balda is on trial, along with two other alleged leakers – his aide Nicola Maio and PR consultant Francesca Chaouqui – for revealing Vatican financial scandals to two journalists, Emiliano Fittipaldi and Gianluigi Nuzzi.
The 54-year-old prelate left his cell on Tuesday and was granted accommodation within Vatican walls, Holy See spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said on Wednesday.
Vallejo Balda was the only VatiLeaks 2 suspect behind bars.
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