By Aswat Masriya An Italian tourism association decided on Thursday to suspend all activities, especially the travel programs, in Egypt until the story behind Guilio Regeni’s death is “clarified.” Regeni, a 28-year-old Italian Ph.D. student in Cambridge University, disappeared on January 25, marking the fifth anniversary of the 2011 Uprising that led Mubarak to step down after his 30-year rule. Ten days after his disappearance, his tortured body was found alongside Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, bearing signs of torture. The non-governmental and non-profit Italian Association for Responsible Tourism said in a statement that “Egypt is a wonderful country that offers great cultural attractions,” but a vacation “ is not possible in the context of pain and indignation.” Last month, Egypt’s interior ministry claimed to have killed a gang of four men, in a shootout, suspected of being behind Regeni’s death. In a statement, the ministry said that the gang members specialized in “impersonating policemen, kidnapping foreigners and stealing their money.” Italian investigators however expressed their suspicion over Egypt’s claims and said that the case is “far from closed,” reported Italian news agency ANSA. Citing the investigators, ANSA pointed to “inconsistencies” in Egypt’s…
Non-Governmental Italian Tourism Association ‘Suspends All Activities’ in Egypt Over Regeni’s Death
April 3, 2016
