Italy’s Supreme Court Upholds Amanda Knox Slander Conviction

The ruling concludes a 17-year legal saga, leaving a slander conviction against Knox for falsely accusing a bar owner of murder during the 2007 investigation.

Amanda Knox's slander conviction for falsely accusing bar owner Patrick Lumumba of Meredith Kercher's 2007 murder was upheld by Italy's highest court on Thursday.
Knox, who was acquitted of Kercher's murder in 2015, argued that she made the accusation under intense police pressure and without adequate legal representation or translation.
The European Court of Human Rights previously ruled in 2019 that Knox's rights were violated during her interrogation, but this did not overturn the slander conviction.
Patrick Lumumba, who was jailed for two weeks following Knox's accusation, expressed satisfaction with the decision, stating it should remain with Knox for life.
Knox, now living in the United States, will not face further jail time as the three-year sentence is covered by her prior time served.