Egyptian Ambassador to Italy
Amr Helmy in an interview Wednesday on state broadcaster RAI
Radio said murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni was never
under Egyptian police custody, and that current accusations
"without proof" against Egyptian security forces could damage
relations between the two countries.
"We're not so naive as to kill a young Italian and throw
away his body the day of Minister Guidi's visit to Cairo," Helmy
said.
Industry Minister Federica Guidi was visiting Cairo on
February 3 when Regeni's body was found in a ditch in the city's
outskirts.
"I hope the truth comes out as soon as possible. We don't
have anything to hide," Helmy said.
Regeni was a visiting scholar at the American University in
Cairo, conducting research for his thesis and reporting on
Egyptian trade unions for leftwing Rome-based paper il
manifesto.
He went missing on January 25, the anniversary of the
uprising that led to Hosni Mubarak's ouster in 2011.
His body was found with signs of torture including two
clipped ears, a torn-out fingernail and toenail and cuts all
over including on the soles of the feet.
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