Tomorrow, 3,890 days will have passed since Giulio Regeni was found dead in Egypt, his body bearing clear signs of violence and torture. Tomorrow, the first "truth" in the trial regarding that death will be revealed with the ruling of the First Assize Court of Rome, which will decide on the request made by the Prosecutor's Office against the four defendants, all members of Cairo's secret services. On June 23, Deputy Prosecutor Sergio Colaiocco requested a life sentence and three 17-and-a-half-year prison sentences for them, for what happened between January and February 2016.
In particular, life imprisonment was requested for Magdi Ibrahim Abdelal Sharif - believed to be the man who physically killed Regeni - and other sentences for Athar Kamel Mohamed Ibrahim, Uhsam Helmi and Tareq Sabyr.
"This trial does not deliver an intuitive or emotional truth," the prosecution representative stated in court. "It delivers a procedural truth constructed through documentary evidence; declaratory evidence; technical-scientific evidence; external corroboration; independent convergence; and trial verification."
In the courtroom, as always, Giulio's parents will be present, having demanded "truth and justice" for the Friulian researcher from day one. "The Regeni family fought barehanded against the regime, but never lost an ounce of dignity," their lawyer, Alessandra Ballerini, said during the trial. "The Regeni family has never allowed itself to be tainted by hatred. They have never sought revenge or retribution, they have only spoken 'truth and justice,'" Ballerini added, recalling the researcher's family's journey, marked by institutional meetings and constant obstacles. "Since Giulio's disappearance, the family has not been spared any torment. We have had to meet with government officials, including Egyptian representatives; they have been spared nothing. We have endured persecution and threats."
(Unioneonline)
