Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 December 2018. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 December 2018 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Giulio Regeni

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Egyptian counterpart on the refusal of the Egyptian authorities to allow Italian investigators to add members of its security services to the list of suspects in the murder of former Cambridge student, Giulio Regeni.

Answer: We were appalled by the murder of Giulio Regeni in Cairo and we continue to monitor the investigation into his death. As Mr Regeni was an Italian citizen, the Italian Government is taking the lead role on his case. We are aware of allegations that the Egyptian security forces were responsible for the murder of Mr Regeni and we urge the Egyptian authorities to consider every possible scenario as they investigate. We have consistently raised our concerns and need for a full and impartial investigation into the circumstances of Mr Regeni's murder with the Egyptian authorities at Ministerial and official levels. We continue to offer our support to Italy and urge the Egyptian Government to cooperate fully with the Italian investigators in order to bring Mr Regeni's killers to justice as soon as possible.

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