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February 16, 2016

Egypt: Investigator in Italian Student's Death Previously Tied to Torture, Killing
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In Egypt, newly released documents show the senior police officer
investigating the death of Italian student Giulio Regeni has a prior
conviction related to the torture and killing of a detainee. Regeni, who
wrote about Egyptian labor unions for an Italian newspaper, was found by
the side of the highway, naked from the waist down, his body showing
signs of horrific torture. Reuters reports Khaled Shalaby, who is
investigating Regeni's death, was one of four people charged in 2000
over the torture and killing of another person at an Alexandria police
station.


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