Prosecutors investigating the
torture and murder of Cambridge doctoral student Giulio Regeni
in Cairo earlier this year said Monday the channel with Egyptian
prosecutors "remains open" and they remain determined to find
those responsible for the atrocity. This in spite of Egyptian
investigators' failure to turn over cell phone traffic logs of
the area in which Regeni, 28, disappeared on the evening of
January 25, and of the area in which his severely tortured body
showed up dumped in a ditch on the road to Alexandria on
February 3. An autopsy confirmed he had been tortured for days
on end, and ultimately killed by having his neck broken.
Egyptian authorities have offered up a series of explanations
for the incident, including a car crash, a gay lovers' quarrel,
and a kidnapping for ransom gone bad. Italy has found none of
these versions convincing. Right now Rome prosecutors are trying
to find out how Regeni's passport, credit card and university
badge ended up in the hands of an alleged criminal gang that
allegedly kidnapped him. Rome prosecutors are also working
closely with British authorities on Regeni's contacts at
Cambridge University.
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