Egyptian officials have been convicted over the kidnapping of Giulio Regeni, a Cambridge University student whose tortured body was found days after he went missing in Egypt in 2016.
Regeni was in Egypt on a research trip while studying at Cambridge University. He disappeared during the visit, and his body was discovered several days later.
The circumstances surrounding his death involved evidence of torture, according to the available information. The convictions represent the latest known development in the case involving the student’s disappearance and death.
No further details about the convictions, including the identities of the officials, the court proceedings or the sentences imposed, are included in the supplied material.