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Regeni trial can resume after Constitutional Court ruling

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The long-delayed trial in absentia of four Egyptian security officials accused of torturing to death Italian student Giulio Regeni in 2016 can resume in Rome after a key ruling by Italy’s Constitutional Court on Friday. The decision removes a significant procedural barrier that had stalled the Regeni trial.

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Tourism Minister Denies Resignation Requests

January 24, 2025January 24, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Tourism Minister, Daniela Santanchè, has dismissed claims that she was asked to resign following her indictment for alleged false accounting linked to her former publishing company, Visibilia.

Daniela Santanche, who the government thinks is not an embarrassment, as a judge recommends she be indicted. Her hearing has been postponed.

Santanchè to stand trial for alleged false accounting

January 19, 2025January 19, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A Milan judge on Friday ordered Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè to stand trial for alleged false accounting at her former publishing company, Visibilia.

Turetta sentence of life imprisonment for brutal murder of his ex-girldfriend Giulia Cecchettin

Filippo Turetta Sentence: Life Imprisonment

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Filippo Turetta received a sentence of life imprisonment on Tuesday for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Giulia Cecchettin, in a case that shocked Italy and sparked a national reckoning on femicide and gender violence.

Giulia Cecchettin, whose body is believed to have been found in the province of Pordenone. The confession of her murderer was revealed on TV programme Quarto Grado

Filippo Turetta trial begins

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The trial of Filippo Turetta, accused of the brutal murder of his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend Giulia Cecchettin, began in Venice on Monday.

more corruption charges against Giovanni Toti, pictured

Further corruption charges levied against Toti

August 9, 2024August 9, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Former Liguria Governor Giovanni Toti and port logistics entrepreneur Aldo Spinelli are now facing additional corruption charges.

Prosecutor requests trial for Tourism Minister Santanchè

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 4th July 2024, the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office requested the trial of Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè and 16 others for false accounting related to the Visibilia case.

Amanda Knox slander trial underway

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Amanda Knox faced another trial for slander on Wednesday, for wrongly accusing a Congolese man of murdering her roommate. British exchange student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in her room, in a house she shared with Amanda Knox and another.

Regeni trial hears about events leading to his death

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Egyptian police detained Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo because they thought he was a British spy. They took him to a security facility where he was tortured and murdered, an Italian prosecutor told a Rome court on Monday.

Silivio Berlusconi bribery case - one acquittal. Crédito editorial: M. Cantile / Shutterstock.com

Berlusconi acquitted of bung bunga parties bribery

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A Rome court on Thursday acquitted Silvio Berlusconi of bribery surrounding his bunga bunga parties. A singer and friend of Berlusconi’s was also cleared of perjury.