Italian Court Convicts Three Egyptian Officials for 2016 Kidnapping of Student

An Italian court has found three Egyptian security agents guilty of kidnapping student Giulio Regeni in Cairo eight years ago.

An Italian court has reached a verdict in a long-running case involving the death of an Italian student named Giulio Regeni. Three Egyptian security officials have been found guilty of kidnapping him in Cairo back in 2016. Regeni was a doctoral student who moved to Egypt to study local labor unions. He disappeared in the capital city of Cairo in January 2016. His body was found a week later showing signs of severe torture. The case has caused serious tension between Italy and Egypt for many years. While the Egyptian officials were convicted of kidnapping, the trial did not lead to a murder…