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An Italian court has convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia for the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, sentencing them to 10 years in prison.
An Italian court has convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia for their involvement in the 2016 kidnapping of Giulio Regeni. The court sentenced the three men to 10 years in prison. A fourth Egyptian defendant was acquitted of all charges. The murder charge against the three convicted officials was dropped.
This verdict represents a significant development in the long-standing investigation into the abduction and subsequent torture and murder of the Italian PhD student. The case has strained diplomatic relations between Italy and Egypt, with Rome demanding accountability for Regeni's death.
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An Italian court on Monday convicted three Egyptian security officials of involvement in the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, whose tortured body was found days...
By Crispian Balmer and Marco RobertiROME, Sept 28 (Reuters) - An Italian court on Monday convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia for the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni,...
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An Italian court sentenced on Monday three Egyptian security officers to 10 years imprisonment in absentia for the 2016 kidnapping of Giulio Regeni.
ITALY-EGYPT-REGENI:Italian court convicts three Egyptians in absentia for kidnap of slain student Regeni
The three men were sentenced to 10 years in jail, while a fourth Egyptian defendant was acquitted.
Three Egyptian security officials were sentenced to 10 years in jail in Rome on Monday for the 2016 abduction of an Italian researcher.
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