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Italian court sentences Egyptian agents in absentia in Giulio Regeni case

An Italian court sentenced three Egyptian agents in absentia over the 2016 disappearance of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, but reports differ on whether they were convicted for kidnapping or murder.

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  1. A Roman court convicted three Egyptian security officers for the 2016 murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni.

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    The Times of Israel
    “Rome convicts 3 Egyptian security officers”

    Cambridge PhD candidate Giulio Regeni, 28, was killed and mutilated in Cairo during research trip; investigators believe Egyptian authorities thought he was a spy The post Rome convicts 3 Egyptian security officers for 2016 murder of Italian student appeared first on The Times of Israel .

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  2. An Italian court sentenced three Egyptian agents in absentia to 10 years in prison for the 2016 kidnapping of scholar Giulio Regeni.

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    Al Jazeera English
    “Defendants were sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison over the 2016 fatal abduction of the Cambridge scholar.”
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