(see related)The mother of
torture and murder victim Giulio Regeni said Wednesday "we call
on our government to be more explicit".
"We know there is a new ambassador (to Egypt), but it
remains unclear when he is to take up his post," Paola Regeni
said.
"Everyone asks me what is the government doing, what is the
European Union doing and I say enough commemorations - now
actions".
"We have documentation with 266 photos of what happened to
Giulio - a true encyclopedia of the tortures being practiced in
Egypt," she added.
"We also have a 225-page autopsy report. We do not want to
ever have to show those photos - it would mean we really have
reached the lowest point".
"I think the governments knew and should have warned people
- the students who still go to Egypt, a country still being
considered safe for tourists," Mrs. Regeni continued.
"We ask pressure be brought on Egypt," she said.
"Italy and Europe must make some choices because what
happened to Giulio could happen to anyone. So far (Egypt has
only provided) worthless paper, false testimony. We now call on
Europe to exert strong pressure on Cairo. I don't understand
whether or not Italy is a friend to Egypt, but I do know friends
don't kill each other's children".
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