Amnesty International Italia spokesperson Riccardo Noury said via social media Tuesday that the three-year prison term handed to Patrick Zaki was "the worst of the possible scenarios".
Separately, Noury described Tuesday's verdict as "absurd and scandalous". "After 22 months of tough imprisonment and a trial that began more than a year ago, the image of Patrick Zaki being dragged out of the courtroom in Mansura is terrifying," Noury told ANSA.
"After his release from prison at the end of 2021 and his graduation a fortnight ago, many thought it was OK. They celebrated the 'free Zaki' and the 'doctor Zaki', but gradually lost sight of the 'accused Zaki'," he continued.
"Now it is time to join Amnesty International, Bologna's academic and political institutions and the city's civil society once more in the 'Free Patrick Zaki' campaign," said Noury.
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