VATICAN CITY (AP) — Defense lawyers in the Holy See's “trial of the century” asked the Vatican prosecutor to recuse himself from the appeals trial Monday, arguing he was implicated in questionable behavior according to years of private WhatsApp messages that have shaken the proceedings.

Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi has a conflict of interest that should preclude him from heading the prosecution, the lawyers said in separate motions on the opening day of the appeals trial.

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