Rome3 Egyptian officers got 10 years for kidnapping Giulio Regeni.
Amnesty International Italy says the verdict scratches the wall of impunity Egypt built.
Tried in absentia, Major Magdy Sherif escaped the murder conspiracy charge prosecutors backed with a life-sentence request.
“Egypt has not been convicted, three people have been convicted,” said Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani of Italy.
Italian law allows several levels of appeal before the ruling becomes final.
How each outlet framed it
- Mada Masr leans favorable
- reports Italian court conviction of three Egyptian officers in absentia (10 years, down from prosecution's life/17.5-year requests); quotes lawyer on impunity-breaking precedent for human dignity
Sources: Mada Masr