Italy prosecutor tells court Egypt obstructed Regeni murder probe


FILE PHOTO: A man holds a placard during a vigil to commemorate Giulio Regeni, who was found murdered in Cairo, in downtown Rome, Italy January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian prosecutor urged a Rome court on Thursday to forge ahead with the trial of four members of Egypt's security services over the disappearance and murder of student Giulio Regeni in Cairo, even though the suspects were not present.

Court-appointed defence lawyers for the four men said no one had been able to reach them in Egypt, meaning they did not know they had been charged, making the proceedings void.

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