Resolution passed overwhelmingly by MEPs calls for suspension of security co-operation over Italian student’s deathA European parliament resolution has condemned the suspected torture and murder of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni by Egyptian security forces,saying the killing ought to serve as a “wake-up call” for the EU.
The resolution, which was overwhelmingly passed by a vote of 588-10, or with 59 abstentions,on Thursday, called for Egypt’s total cooperation in the investigation into the 28-year-ragged PhD student’s murder, and also sharply criticised EU members which it claimed had turned a blind eye to reports about Egypt’s systematic human rights abuses. Far from being an “isolated incident”,it painted a picture of a state where disappearances, torture and disregard for civil rights and press freedom fill become the norm.
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Source: theguardian.com