Italian court convicts three Egyptian security officials in Giulio Regeni kidnapping case
An Italian court has convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia over the kidnapping of Giulio Regeni, the Italian student whose death in Egypt in 2016 triggered years of diplomatic tension. The men were each sentenced to 10 years in prison for aggravated kidnapping, while a fourth defendant was acquitted. The ruling was delivered on Monday in Rome and marks a major new step in a case that has remained unresolved for a decade.Regeni, a postgraduate student at the University of Cambridge, disappeared in Cairo in January 2016 while researching union activity among street vendors. His body was later found... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 28 Sep 2026 21:29 LONDON
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ICC convicts Central African Republic rebel commander Mahamat Said of crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court has convicted former Central African Republic militia commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of crimes against humanity over abuses committed in Bangui. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday and centred on torture and unlawful imprisonment at a detention centre run by the Central Office for the Repression of Banditry. The court said Said oversaw the facility during the country's civil war, which began in 2013.Judges found Said guilty on four counts of crimes against humanity, while acquitting him of three counts of war crimes. Presiding judge Miatta Maria Samba said the evidence showed beatings, maltreatment and other... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Sep 2026 14:06 LONDON
Sri Lankan court convicts 15 over Easter Sunday bombings as sentencing awaits
Sri Lanka's High Court has convicted 15 men over the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed 270 people and injured more than 500. The verdicts were delivered in the long-running case linked to coordinated blasts at three churches and three luxury hotels. Nine other men were acquitted, and the court adjourned before sentencing.Among those convicted was Naufer Moulavi, whom prosecutors had described as the mastermind of the suicide bombings. The case involved 24 defendants in total, after one of the accused died in custody, and the court heard allegations covering more than 23,000 offences. The charges included murder, conspiracy... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Sep 2026 15:29 LONDON
