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Giacomo Passeri was arrested in Egypt in August 2023 during a holiday and sentenced in first and second degree to 25 years for international drug trafficking. He is held in Badr prison, near Cairo.
Giacomo Passeri, the 32-year-old from Pescara detained in Egypt after being sentenced to 25 years in prison, in first and second instance, for international drug trafficking, met his lawyer, Mario Antinucci, today for the first time after over three years of detention. Imprisoned in the Badr penitentiary facility, the young man was arrested in August 2023 while on holiday in Egypt. "We will bring him back to Italy", says the lawyer after the visit.
"The result of fruitful collaboration with the diplomatic channel - states the lawyer - today's long conversation made it possible to firstly ascertain the good health conditions of the young Passeri, currently confined to a cell with four prisoners. It was a tough experience to see that the imposing penitentiary structure on the outskirts of Cairo also has a section for capital punishment prisoners, which survives in the Egyptian system".
"Great emotion on the part of Giacomo, who up until the end thought that this meeting could be postponed. In the context outlined - continues Antinucci - we shared in common, with Giacomo and the Italian consul present, that teamwork always produces excellent results, and among these the certainty that we must never give up effective defence, because life is worth more than a sentence. The young man spoke to me about his mother with deep feeling, upon returning to Italy I will want to meet her in person. We will report it in Italy", concludes the lawyer.
The lawyer, who left for Cairo yesterday to take part in the meeting, had presented a request for the young man's return to Italy last February.
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Giacomo Passeri will be transferred to Italy in the coming months thanks to ongoing diplomatic efforts.
Likely · Within months

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