Germany's Gabriel says cases like Regeni

(ANSA) - Berlin, April 18 - 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.