Italian court finds Egyptians guilty of kidnapping, killing student
Court finds Egyptians guilty of killing Italian student
A Rome court convicted three Egyptian security officers of kidnapping and torturing Italian student Giulio Regeni, who was killed in Cairo in 2016. The officers were found guilty in absentia and sentenced to 10 years in prison each. Regeni's body was found nine days after his abduction, severely mutilated and bearing evidence of torture.
The case has strained Italy's diplomatic relations with Cairo. The second trial was successful after the previous attempt was dismissed due to procedural issues. One of the defendants, General Tariq Sabir, was acquitted. The court ruled that Regeni was mistaken for a foreign spy and killed while conducting research on Egyptian trade unions. Italy could demand damages from Egypt for the case.
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