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Italian court convicts three Egyptian agents for kidnap of Giulio Regeni
aljazeera.com • • world
Key Points:
- An Italian court convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia for the 2016 kidnapping and torture of student Giulio Regeni, sentencing them to 10 years in prison, while a fourth defendant was acquitted.
- Regeni, a Cambridge postgraduate researching Egyptian trade unions, disappeared in Cairo and was later found dead with signs of severe torture, prompting international human rights concerns.
- Italy's prosecution accused Egyptian security agencies of kidnapping and torturing Regeni, while Egypt denied involvement and claimed unknown criminals were responsible.
- The trial faced challenges due to Egypt's lack of cooperation and strained diplomatic relations, but Italy's top court ruled the case should proceed despite these obstacles.
- Earlier legal hurdles included a suspended trial over procedural issues, but these were overturned, allowing Italy to continue prosecuting crimes committed abroad against its citizens.
