Premier Paolo Gentiloni on
Wednesday expressed his support for the family of murdered
Italian researcher Giulio Regeni on the first anniversary of his
disappearance in Egypt and said his government was determined to
get to the truth.
"One year since the horrible death of Giulio Regeni. Close to
the family," Gentiloni said on his Twitter account. "Commitment
with the judiciary to obtain #truthforgiulioregeni
(#veritapergiulioregeni)".
The 28-year-old went missing in the Egyptian capital on
January 25, 2016, the heavily policed fifth anniversary of the
uprising that ousted former strongman Hosni Mubarak.
His severely tortured, mutilated body was found on February 3
in a ditch on the city's outskirts.
Egypt has denied speculation its security forces, who are
frequently accused of brutally repressing opposition, were
involved in the death of the Cambridge doctoral student.
Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano also pledged to continue to
seek the truth over Regeni's torture and murder.
"The same sadness and pain one year on.
#veritapergiulioregeni: we continue to seek it. We will not
settle for anything but the truth," Alfano said in a Tweet.
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