Italian court convicts three Egyptian agents for kidnap of Giulio Regeni

Regeni, a 28-year-old Italian doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge, disappeared in Cairo on Jan. 25, 2016.

Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including Sky TG24, TGCom24 and Euronews.

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Italian court convicts three Egyptian agents for kidnap of Giulio Regeni.

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Italian court convicts three Egyptian agents for kidnap of Giulio Regeni — confirmed by: Al Jazeera, Euronews, TGCom24, AGI, Sky TG24, la Repubblica
Rome prosecutors had charged the four Egyptians: Tariq Sabir, Hisham Helmi, Athar Kamel Mohamed Ibrahim and Magdi Ibrahim Abdelal Sharif with aggravated kidnapping in connection with Regeni’s disappearance — confirmed by: ABC News, Euronews, TGCom24, Sky TG24
Regeni, a 28-year-old Italian doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge, disappeared in Cairo on Jan. 25, 2016, while conducting research on independent trade unions in Egypt — confirmed by: ABC News, Euronews

Defendants were sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison over the 2016 fatal abduction of the Cambridge scholar — Al Jazeera
The case quickly became one of the most contentious issues in relations between Italy and Egypt — ABC News
The ruling marks the most significant judicial milestone yet in the decade-long quest for accountability over Giulio Regeni’s death — ABC News
Rome's chief prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi welcomed the outcome, saying the verdict was achieved despite what he described as a lack of “meaningful cooperation” from Egyptian authorities during the investigation — ABC News
Helmi, Ibrahim and Sharif were sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for charges related to Regeni’s abduction, but not for his death — ABC News
Italian magistrates accused Egyptian authorities of withholding key information requested through international legal channels, an allegation Cairo rejected — ABC News

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