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The Italian government holds a meeting on the Regeni case
The Italian prime minister’s headquarters in the capital Rome witnessed a ministerial meeting on Wednesday morning, led by Giuseppe Conte, on developments in the murder case of Italian investigator Giulio Regeni in Egypt in early 2016.
According to sources who follow the file, the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Defense participated in the meeting, in which the issue of relations with Egypt was raised.
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According to the information released, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio demanded that the entire government come together to “activate all possible international channels”, suggesting that the European Union get directly involved to pressure Egypt regarding the jurisdiction (of the elected domicile) to try the suspects by the Italian judiciary.
Di Maio said: “Italy is a founding country of the European Union, and it cannot back down on the issue of human rights … it is appropriate that our European partners speak out clearly on this issue.”
The Italian Prime Minister announced in a recent press interview that “the trial of the four suspects from the Egyptian security forces will take place in Italy and there will be names on the dock.”
He added: “I have worked for this solution within the limits of my responsibilities and I will continue working to achieve justice … We want the truth about Julio … We also want the legal residence of the defendant in this trial, and we want there to be clear indications of cooperation from Egypt “.
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Conte considered that the trial is more important than the withdrawal of the Italian ambassador from Cairo, in response to a question about it.
The prosecutor in the Italian capital Rome accused five security officers belonging to the Egyptian security services of killing Italian student Giulio Regeni in 2016 while he was in Egypt.
According to a statement issued by the Egyptian Prosecutor’s Office, “the Rome Prosecutor’s Office announced its intention to end investigations into the suspicions of five people belonging to the Egyptian security services, who have nothing to do with any government agency or institution. and carried out individual actions killing the Italian student. “
The Egyptian Prosecutor’s Office, according to the statement, expressed its “objection and reservation” to this suspicion “because it lacks solid evidence and does not support it,” while affirming its understanding of the independent decisions made by the Rome Prosecutor’s Office.
Source: Italian agency “AKI”
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