An Italian criminal court has convicted three Egyptian agents, sentencing each to ten years in prison for the 2016 fatal abduction of Giulio Regeni, a scholar from the University of Cambridge.
The verdict was issued in absentia, meaning the three defendants were not present at the trial and remain at large.
According to the court, the men were involved in the kidnapping that led to Regeni’s death after he was conducting research in Egypt.
Regeni’s disappearance and subsequent death in 2016 sparked international outcry, with the case highlighting concerns over the safety of researchers working abroad.
The ten‑year sentences reflect Italian law on kidnapping resulting in death, and the ruling adds a judicial dimension to the long‑standing diplomatic tensions surrounding the case.
<small>Source: Al Jazeera — read the original story there.</small>
