Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Friday, 8 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 March 2019. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Friday, 15 March 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Giulio Regeni

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Egyptian counterpart on their cooperation with the Italian investigation into the murder of former Cambridge University student, Guilio 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 have consistently raised our concerns with the Egyptian authorities at both Ministerial and official levels, stressing the need for a full and impartial investigation into the circumstances of Mr Regeni's murder. We continue to offer our full 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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