CAIRO — 2016 · Unsolved Case
The Giulio Regeni case
In January 2016, 28-year-old Italian academic Giulio Regeni, who was conducting doctoral research in Egypt, disappeared; days later his body was found near Cairo. The case caused serious diplomatic tension between Italy and Egypt. Italian prosecutors filed charges against four Egyptian security officials, but the trial was suspended for a long period because the defendants failed to appear and Egyptian authorities declined to cooperate. An Italian parliamentary commission concluded that responsibility for the case lay with the Egyptian state. The case was never brought to a legal conclusion.
- Date
- 2016
- Place
- Egypt, Cairo, EG
- Category
- Unsolved Case
- Case Status
- Unsolved
- Coordinates
- 30.0444, 31.2357 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 2016He disappeared and his body was found (January-February)
- 2021Charges were filed in Italy against four security officials
- 2021The Italian parliamentary commission released its report
Sources
- Official Report
- Court Records
- Contemporary Press Archive
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