Egypt ‘not giving full cooperation’ over student’s death, claims Italian official

The Director General of Italy’s Department of Intelligence and Security, Giampiero Massolo, has said that Egypt is not cooperating fully in the investigation into the death of student Giulio Regeni, ANSA reported on Thursday. Speaking to Italian TG1 television, Massolo said the case is not marked by full, satisfactory collaboration with Egypt.

“We are doing everything possible to make sure collaboration is complete and timely and allows us to arrive at the truth,” explained the official. He added that his country had received the first batch of documents on Regeni’s death sent by the Egyptians. “They are related to the questioning of witnesses by the Egyptian authorities, the telephone traffic of Giulio Regeni’s mobile phone and a partial summary of the autopsy.”

According to ANSA, the Egyptian authorities have suggested several different possible reasons for the murder of Regeni, who was found on 3 February in a ditch outside Cairo. The student disappeared on 25 January and had signs of torture on his body when it was discovered.