Regeni case, Tajani: "Three people were convicted, not Egypt." The family is asking for Egypt to sever ties with Cairo.
Three 007s were convicted of kidnapping the researcher and taking him to a facility used by the secret services. The verdict from Rome's prosecutors concluded: "A great achievement, despite the Egyptian authorities' silence."(Ansa-Bazzi)
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«There is a separation of powers, the sentence is of first instance: there was a conviction, Egypt was not convicted, three people were convicted» .
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani commented on the Regeni case , following the conviction of three Egyptian intelligence officers and the request from the parents of the young researcher who was tortured and murdered to sever ties with Cairo: "It has been decided that they are guilty, we'll see what happens in the second and third degree trials, but there was a murder, so it was unacceptable," Tajani added, responding to questions about whether the Egyptian government had cooperated. "We have always asked for cooperation, they have been convicted, and justice will take its course."
Yesterday the verdict arrived with three ten-year sentences, for kidnapping only and not for murder, and the acquittal of a fourth defendant .
The verdict handed down by the judges of Rome's First Assize Court against four Egyptian 007 agents was welcomed by the researcher's parents, Paola and Claudio, and his sister Irene, with dignity and without betraying emotion. "It's clear that the reasons will need to be read, but today we know that our faith in justice has been well placed. From today, all citizens of the world can feel safer."
The judges have effectively established that Regeni was taken by Egyptian forces on January 25, ten years ago, in Cairo and taken to a facility, a small villa on the outskirts of the capital, available to the secret services . The judges' ruling stands here. Regarding how Giulio was killed and the torture he suffered, the Court essentially states that there is insufficient evidence to convict the defendants identified: Major Magdi Ibrahim Abdelal Sharif, the man who physically killed Giulio and for whom a life sentence had been requested, and Colonels Uhsam Helmi and Athar Kamel Mohamed . All three received 10-year sentences for kidnapping. The fourth defendant, General Tariq Sabir, was acquitted of all charges.
«The accusatory system held up», commented the Rome prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi, who underlined the result achieved «despite an unproductive collaboration on the part of the Egyptian authorities» .
Outside the courthouse, Democratic Party secretary Elly Schlein was present, embracing Giulio's parents. "No one will ever be able to deny the Egyptian regime's responsibility. No one will be able to deny it anymore. And we must acknowledge this and act accordingly."
Matteo Renzi recalls that in the researcher's case, "no one can deny Egypt's responsibility, and anyone who denies it denies the truth, regardless of the court rulings. My government recalled the ambassador, but to be intellectually honest, it must be said that it was the Conte government that resumed relations with Egypt, followed by Draghi and Meloni ."
(Unioneonline)