Rome, 29 Sept. (LaPresse) – The defence lawyers for the three Egyptian intelligence officers sentenced yesterday to ten years’ imprisonment for the abduction of Giulio Regeni are ready to appeal: the appeal will be lodged once the grounds for the judgement have been published, which is expected within 90 days, between late December and early January. The Rome Court of Assizes convicted Major Magdi Ibrahim Abdelal Sharif and Colonels Uhsam Helmi and Athar Kamel Mohamed of kidnapping and torture, whilst acquitting General Tariq Sabir. However, the defence’s appeal could be rejected, which would mean that the issue concerning the provisions of the Cartabia reform on appeals against judgements by absent defendants could return to the Constitutional Court. The defence teams contest, in particular, the requirement for the lawyer to hold a special power of attorney (Article 97, paragraph 4 – ed.) which must be signed by the defendant in order to lodge an appeal. This issue has already been addressed in the Regeni case, alongside those concerning the absence of defendants and expert witness evidence for the defence.
Regeni case: lawyers for the three convicted agents ready to appeal
Rome, 29 Sept. (LaPresse) – The defence lawyers for the three Egyptian intelligence officers sentenced yesterday to ten years’ imprisonment for the abduction of Giulio Regeni are ready to appeal: the appeal will be lodged once the grounds for the judgement have been published, which is expected within 90 days, between late December and early January. The Rome Court of Assizes convicted Major Magdi Ibrahim Abdelal Sharif and Colonels Uhsam Helmi and Athar Kamel Mohamed of kidnapping and torture, whilst acquitting General Tariq Sabir. However, the defence’s appeal could be rejected, which would mean that the issue concerning the provisions of the Cartabia reform on appeals against judgements by absent defendants could return to the Constitutional Court. The defence teams contest, in particular, the requirement for the lawyer to hold a special power of attorney (Article 97, paragraph 4 – ed.) which must be signed by the defendant in order to lodge an appeal. This issue has already been addressed in the Regeni case, alongside those concerning the absence of defendants and expert witness evidence for the defence.