On Monday, Abdallah confirmed to Reuters that he had recorded the video on his mobile phone and that his voice was heard on it. He said the discussion had probably taken place on Jan. 6 or 7.

He also confirmed his earlier statement that he had reported Regeni to the police in early January 2016, and denied that he had acted out of frustration with Regeni‘s refusal to give him money. He told Reuters that it had been his „national duty“ to pass on to police his suspicions that Regeni was a spy.