Judgment Cirino and Renne v. Italy - torture of detainees by prison officers

In the case of Cirino and Renne v. Italy, the Court found that the applicants had been tortured by prison officers while in detention in the Asti correctional facility. It further found that the Italian courts had made efforts to establish the facts and identify the individuals responsible, but had been unable to convict them because the offence of torture did not exist under Italian criminal law owing to a deficiency in the legal system.