Prosecutor general leads “Regeni delegation” to Rome: Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek is heading a delegation to Rome today to present Italian authorities with the latest findings in Egypt’s investigation into the murder in Cairo earlier this year of Italian graduate student Giulio Regeni, AMAY reported. Italian investigators had extended a formal invitation to the Prosecutor and his team early last November to exchange information and documents and follow up on the case.

Italy’s ANSA news agency sets the political tone for the meeting, noting that Regeni’s parents have received “hazy” responses from politicians (presumably Italian) and expect little of Egypt: “‘By now we are used to interpreting every piece of news as a possible cover-up,’ they said, voicing the fear that ‘they may be cooking up another great mise en scene, with ‘well-qualified’ scapegoats.’”