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Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Three Egyptian security officials were convicted in absentia by a Rome court for the kidnapping of Italian student Giulio Regeni, who was found tortured and murdered in Cairo in 2016; they received 10-year prison sentences.
- A fourth Egyptian defendant was acquitted, while the convicted men denied the charges during the trial.
- Regeni, a Cambridge University PhD student researching Egypt's independent trade unions, disappeared during a research trip and was later found dead with evidence of severe torture and a broken neck.
- Egyptian authorities have disputed involvement, blaming criminal gangs and suggesting alternative causes of death, but Regeni's family and supporters have campaigned for justice for a decade.
- The verdict has been hailed by Regeni's family lawyer as a victory against impunity and arbitrary power, though the court scene was marked by solemn silence from the family and supporters.
