European Union

Cairo, 28 June 2010

The EU Heads of Mission express their concern about the circumstances of the death of Khaled Said in Alexandria on 6 June.

They take note of the results of the second autopsy as well as of the conflicting accounts of witnesses and statements of the family of Mr Said and of human rights organisations which differ with the conclusions of the second autopsy. In view of these discrepancies, EU Heads of Mission welcome the declared readiness of the Egyptian authorities to conduct a judicial inquiry into this death and look forward to the inquiry being conducted impartially, transparently and swiftly in a way that will credibly resolve the discrepancies.

In the light of the commitment that Egypt expressed during the Universal Periodic Review, the EU Heads of Mission are confident that the Egyptian authorities will investigate allegations of abuse by police effectively and prosecute offenders.