German Vice Chancellor Sigmar
Gabriel on Monday expressed concern about the torture and murder
of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni in Egypt earlier this year.
"The news of growing violations of human rights, cases like
those of the Italian citizen, scare us and cause us great
concern," Gabriel said during a visit to Cairo. "Among other
things, they damage the image of Egypt". Britain has called for
action on the Regeni case while the New York Times has urged the
West to review its ties with Egypt. Regeni, 28, disappeared in
Cairto on January 25 and his tortured body turned up in a
roadside ditch on February 3. Rome has recalled its ambassador
to Cairo after Egypt failed to provide the expected judicial
cooperation after a string of suggestions on how Regeni died
that sparked incredulity in Italy. Rights groups say Regeni,
like many others, was 'disappeared' by Egyptian security police,
a charge Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has denied.
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