Rome, 28 Sept. (LaPresse) – Three of the four Egyptian intelligence agents on trial for the abduction, torture and murder of Giulio Regeni have been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. The verdict was handed down by the Court of Assizes in Rome. The fourth defendant was acquitted. The verdict comes ten years after the events took place in Cairo in February 2016. Present in the courtroom were the researcher’s parents, Paola Deffendi and Claudio Regeni, and his sister Irene, along with their lawyer, Alessandra Ballerini, whilst outside, dozens of journalists and camera crews followed the proceedings as the verdict was awaited.
Regeni murder: three Egyptian intelligence agents sentenced to 10 years; one acquitted
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Rome, 28 Sept. (LaPresse) – Three of the four Egyptian intelligence agents on trial for the abduction, torture and murder of Giulio Regeni have been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. The verdict was handed down by the Court of Assizes in Rome. The fourth defendant was acquitted. The verdict comes ten years after the events took place in Cairo in February 2016. Present in the courtroom were the researcher’s parents, Paola Deffendi and Claudio Regeni, and his sister Irene, along with their lawyer, Alessandra Ballerini, whilst outside, dozens of journalists and camera crews followed the proceedings as the verdict was awaited.
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