article_snippet: Sollecito may now have cause to sue Italy for false imprisonment.
article_snippet: But, Canestrini says if Sollecito at any time lied to investigators before Canestrini was arrested, Canestrini may forfeit Canestrini right to reimbursement for being held.  
article_snippet: Sollecito changed Canestrini story more than once before finally settling on an alibi with Knox
article_snippet: , so a legal battle could focus on whether anything Canestrini told investigators led directly to Canestrini arrest.
article_snippet: Canestrini also says that Knox could potentially sue Italy for one year of false imprisonment, but because Canestrini admittedly lied to investigators early on which led to his arrest, Canestrini would likely not have much of a case.
article_snippet: Because Canestrini initially admitted to a role in the crime, Canestrini wouldn't likely win.
article_snippet: If a suspect lies to investigators before investigators are arrested, it is difficult to prove investigators were falsely imprisoned," Canestrini says.
article_snippet: Canestrini later recanted that statement, but Patrick Lumumba spent two weeks in prison because of Canestrini false claim.
article_snippet: In 2013, Italy's high court ruled definitively on a slander charge against Canestrini for the false accusation and upheld a three-year prison term and ordered Canestrini to pay Patrick Lumumba $40,000 euro.