Egyptian security forces 'kept tabs on Regeni' - dossier (2)

Cairo, April 1 - An "exhaustive dossier" that a "Egyptian security delegation" will hand over to Rome prosecutor Giuseppe Pignatone on Tuesday will contain the results of investigations by security forces into meetings murdered Italian researcher Giulio Regeni had with street traders and trade unionists in Cairo, Egyptian daily Al-Akhbar reported on Friday. Regeni, 28, went missing in the Egyptian capital on January 25, and his mutilated body was found on February 3 in a ditch on the city's outskirts. Egypt has denied speculation its security forces, who are frequently accused of brutally repressing opposition, were involved in the death of the Cambridge doctoral student. The Italian government has said it will not accept a "convenient truth" and several versions from Egypt about how Regeni might have died have caused incredulity. The most recent one was that he was murdered by a gang specialising in kidnapping foreigners who, in turn, were killed by the security forces. Egyptian and Italian investigators are meeting next week after Rome called for more cooperation in the investigation. Al-Akhbar said the dossier will include evidence from Regeni's friends and "many documents and important information" including photos and "all the investigations on Regeni from his arrival in Cairo to his disappearance".