Egyptian authorities have agreed to extend the investigation into the death of Italian PhD student Guilio Regeni following pressure from Rome, Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said Sunday, according to AFP. The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced on Thursday that it had killed a group of men in New Cairo in a shoot-out that transpired as the security forces were attempting to arrest them. Later that day, Egyptian police reportedly found a bag with the belongings of Regeni during a raid on an apartment belonging to the sister of one of the “gang members” killed during the shoot-out. The Italian government rejected the claim that a gang that apparently specialized on kidnapping and scamming foreigners while posing as policemen would be responsible for murdering the Italian student. “It is important that, in the face of our emphasis on the quest for truth, the Egyptians changed track in a few hours and told us that their investigations are continuing,” Alfano told the Corriere della Sera newspaper on Sunday. He added that Italian investigators should be “directly involved, participating in questioning and evidence gathering … Our input is essential.” “I repeat to Giulio’s…
Egypt Extends Investigation into Death of Italian Student Following Pressure, Italy Says
March 27, 2016
