Milan, 30 Sept. (LaPresse) – “I didn’t think I’d become an international case. My story is that of a mother and a young girl in danger, persecuted by a deranged man. And yet I could be arrested at any moment.” These are the words of Nessy Guerra, a 27-year-old from Sanremo who is living in a secret location in Egypt, speaking in an interview with the daily newspaper *La Repubblica*. Guerra was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for adultery by the Red Sea Court, at both first and second instance, after being reported by her ex-husband, Tamer Hamouda, who had previously been convicted of mistreating another woman in Genoa and reported for making threats by the Honorary Consul of Italy in Hurghada. In the wake of the conviction of three Egyptian 007 agents in the Regeni case trial, Nessy Guerra says she feels “at a loss”. “For some time now, I’ve been hearing people say that a very harsh sentence – for example, a life sentence – could backfire on me. But I don’t want to be linked to that terrible affair. Now I don’t know what to think; it’s all surreal. I am waiting for my trial in Cairo, before the Court of Cassation, to continue. But since 1 July, I have been confined to my flat. I feel hunted down.” She says she lives in a state of anxiety: “Before, I used to be able to leave the house every now and then, taking every possible precaution, so as not to be found by my ex-husband. Then, on 1 July, I was taken in the middle of the night to a police station, where I was held for hours. Since then, police officers have been stationed outside my home. I’m not under house arrest, but I can’t go out.” When asked whether she agreed with the fact that the Italian Embassy in Cairo had requested a presidential pardon on her behalf, Guerra replied: “Absolutely not. I want to be acquitted by the Court of Cassation. A pardon implies my guilt, and it would harm my case in the legal proceedings for custody of my daughter.” Finally, when asked whether she or her family had been contacted by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Guerra replied: “No, never. I would have liked that, but it never happened.”
The Regeni case: Nessy Guerra: “Don’t drag me into this – I was hounded in Egypt and I’m calling for justice”
Milan, 30 Sept. (LaPresse) – “I didn’t think I’d become an international case. My story is that of a mother and a young girl in danger, persecuted by a deranged man. And yet I could be arrested at any moment.” These are the words of Nessy Guerra, a 27-year-old from Sanremo who is living in a secret location in Egypt, speaking in an interview with the daily newspaper *La Repubblica*. Guerra was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for adultery by the Red Sea Court, at both first and second instance, after being reported by her ex-husband, Tamer Hamouda, who had previously been convicted of mistreating another woman in Genoa and reported for making threats by the Honorary Consul of Italy in Hurghada. In the wake of the conviction of three Egyptian 007 agents in the Regeni case trial, Nessy Guerra says she feels “at a loss”. “For some time now, I’ve been hearing people say that a very harsh sentence – for example, a life sentence – could backfire on me. But I don’t want to be linked to that terrible affair. Now I don’t know what to think; it’s all surreal. I am waiting for my trial in Cairo, before the Court of Cassation, to continue. But since 1 July, I have been confined to my flat. I feel hunted down.” She says she lives in a state of anxiety: “Before, I used to be able to leave the house every now and then, taking every possible precaution, so as not to be found by my ex-husband. Then, on 1 July, I was taken in the middle of the night to a police station, where I was held for hours. Since then, police officers have been stationed outside my home. I’m not under house arrest, but I can’t go out.” When asked whether she agreed with the fact that the Italian Embassy in Cairo had requested a presidential pardon on her behalf, Guerra replied: “Absolutely not. I want to be acquitted by the Court of Cassation. A pardon implies my guilt, and it would harm my case in the legal proceedings for custody of my daughter.” Finally, when asked whether she or her family had been contacted by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Guerra replied: “No, never. I would have liked that, but it never happened.”