Four Egyptian security officials go on trial in absentia in Italy accused after death of student
A court in Rome has begun trial proceedings against four Egyptian security officials accused of kidnapping, torturing and murdering the Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo, including hours of deliberation over whether it is fair for the men to be tried in absentia.
The 28-year-old doctoral student went missing in Cairo on 25 January 2016 while researching Egypt’s unions. His body was discovered on an outlying Cairo highway nine days later, displaying signs of extreme torture and abuse.
