Regeni, after the conviction request, the Attorney General is asking for 2 million in compensation.

Rome – In the Regeni case, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, through the State Attorney's Office, has requested compensation of two million euros from the four Egyptian intelligence officers accused of kidnapping, torturing, and murdering Italian researcher Giulio Regeni. Today, during its statement in court, the State Attorney's Office noted that "this crime has profoundly affected the Italian community" and that the defendants "have violated the rights to the protection of freedom of Italian citizens, including abroad. Constitutionally guaranteed rights have been violated."

Yesterday the long prosecution concluded with a request for life imprisonment and three sentences of 17 years and 6 months.

Yesterday, in a lengthy closing argument that lasted over seven hours, the deputy prosecutor of the Rome Assize Court, Sergio Colaiocco – supported by Prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi – requested a life sentence and three sentences of 17 and a half years in prison for the four Egyptian 007s accused of kidnapping, torturing, and killing Giulio Regeni in Cairo in 2016.

In particular, life imprisonment was requested for Magdi Ibrahim Abdelal Sharif – the perpetrator of the killing – and sentences of 17 years and 6 months for Athar Kamel Mohamed Ibrahim, Uhsam Helmi and Tareq Sabyr.

The Prosecutor's Office reconstructed ten years of investigations, including misdirections and evidence concealed by Cairo authorities. Regeni "is not just the name of a victim, it has become the universal name for a demand for justice," the prosecution said.

A trial stubbornly pursued by the prosecutors at Piazzale Clodio against Egypt's "silence and lies," which "decided to cover up and protect its torturers" by providing convenient versions or "outright fabrications" and buying evidence. In the prologue, the Prosecutor's Office stated that "what is being tried here is not the simple suppression of a human life. What is being tried here is the methodical, cold, and organized use of violence against a defenseless man. What is being tried here is the kidnapping of a person without any guarantees."

Regarding the motive for such violence, the Prosecutor's Office spoke of "a mistaken perception of hostile intelligence activity," but Giulio—it was reiterated in court—"was not a spy."

The Regeni family's lawyer: Torture is a crime against humanity.

"Torture is a crime against humanity, and people have understood this." With these words, lawyer Alessandra Ballerini commented on Giulio Regeni's case in the Rebibbia prison bunker courtroom, emphasizing how the case goes far beyond the confines of a single family tragedy.

“It concerns all people who need to feel safe in the world and know that their bodies and dignity can never be trampled on for any reason, especially not by a government authority,” the lawyer said.

Giulio Regeni's parents: "After the conviction, we will finally live."

Alongside the lawyer's words, Giulio Regeni's parents testified, describing the burden of over a decade of searching for the truth. "These were years of constant torture, both for us and for the Regeni family," they explained, denouncing how "cover-ups are forms of torture, especially when they result in relentless targeting of Giulio."

A pain compounded by the accusations and insinuations leveled at the young researcher over time. "They've made various allegations about Giulio. They've smeared Giulio and never stopped," they recalled. "Having to defend oneself from all this, after ten years, is incredibly tiring."

The family then evoked the context in which Regeni found himself trapped before his death, calling it a "spiderweb" constructed by "Egyptian orchestration," but also made possible by the involvement of those close to the researcher. "This hurts terribly," they confided. Finally, they looked to the future after a "ten and a half year" journey. When asked what will happen next, the answer was simple and meaningful: After the conviction, "We will live. We will finally live."