Egyptian cops ‘not suspects in Italian’s death’

Egyptian

prosecutors have rejected an Italian request to treat several policemen as suspects in the 2016 killing of an Italian graduate student in Cairo, saying there is not enough evidence to warrant such a move, according to a news agency. The report said the request was made during talks in Cairo last week between Italian and Egyptian prosecutors. The policemen in question were assigned surveillance of the student, Giulio Regeni, because of his research into independent trade unions in Egypt. (Agencies)