Foreign Ministry demands investigation into death of Egyptian inmate in Italian prison

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry demanded yesterday an investigation into the death of an Egyptian citizen in an Italian prison last week, Ahram Online reports. Italian authorities said the inmate, Hany El-Sayed Mohamed, had committed suicide in the prison, according to MP Ghada Agamy. Shoukry ordered Egypt’s embassy in Rome to coordinate with Italian authorities on the investigation and to ensure that the results are communicated. Mohamed reportedly entered Italy illegally and was sentenced to four years in prison for assaulting a police officer. Naturally, the strong wording picked up by the newspaper is telling considering the dynamics of the death of Giulio Regeni, which still looms over Italian-Egyptian relations.