Italian court convicts three Egyptian agents for kidnap of Giulio Regeni
Summary
An Italian court found three Egyptian security agents guilty of kidnapping Giulio Regeni, an Italian student who later died in Egypt. The men were sentenced to 10 years in prison in a trial held without their presence, and a fourth man was acquitted.Key Facts
- Giulio Regeni was a student from the University of Cambridge who disappeared in Cairo in January 2016.
- His body was found with signs of torture, including broken bones, broken teeth, and cigarette burns.
- Three Egyptian security officials were convicted of aggravated kidnapping and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
- A fourth defendant, Major General Tarek Sabir, was acquitted and charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder were dropped.
- The trial was held in absentia because Egyptian authorities did not cooperate and extradition is unlikely.
- Italian prosecutors say Regeni was kidnapped and tortured due to his research on trade unions in Egypt.
- Egyptian officials deny involvement and claim the killers remain unknown.
- Italy’s top court ruled that the trial should continue despite Egypt’s lack of cooperation.
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