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An open letter to Jeremy Corbyn from an Italian

Please Mr Corbyn, could you highlight Giulio Regeni's case next Wednesday at PMQs? Could you ask David Cameron to throw the British government's diplomatic weight behind the Italian investigators?

By Alessio Colonnelli
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"The Truth about Giulio Regeni" on the city hall inTurin, Italy. Wikicommons/ Comune di Torino. Some rights reserved.Dear Mr Corbyn,

28-year-old Giulio Regeni was a UK resident. Not just that; he was a citizen of the world. Like several hundreds before him, Regeni died in atrocious circumstances at the end of January. No-one knows who expertly tortured him for various days. Egyptians authorities may well have a clue, but have let Italian investigators down by coming up with untruthful indications.

Three months have passed and by now it's clear that Cairo is protecting the perpetrators. The EU parliament has discussed Regeni's case. Yet, nothing's happened. The Italian government is doing its best: it even called back its ambassador.

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