Cairo Regeni case channel 'remains open'

(ANSA) - Rome, July 25 - 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.