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- 1Three Egyptian Officials Convicted of Kidnapping Giulio Regeni●3 Egyptian Officials Convicted of Kidnapping Slain Italian Student https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/world/europe/italy
Three Egyptian security officials have been convicted in absentia over the kidnapping of Giulio Regeni, the Italian Cambridge University student found tortured and killed near Cairo in 2016. The verdict, handed down by an Italian court, is seen by human rights advocates as a rare step toward accountability, though none of the convicted men is likely to be extradited or serve prison time.
- 2Three Egyptian Officials Convicted of Kidnapping Slain Italian Student●3 Egyptian Officials Convicted of Kidnapping Slain Italian Student
Three Egyptian security officials have been convicted of kidnapping Giulio Regeni, the Italian student found dead near Cairo in 2016. The verdict, reported by The New York Times, marks a rare moment of accountability in a case that strained relations between Italy and Egypt for years. Details of sentencing and the officials' whereabouts remain unclear, as the defendants were tried in absentia.