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March 16th, 2016 
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Fahwad Al-Khadoumi (nsnbc) : The European Union adopted a non-binding resolution that sanctions Egypt over the violent death of Italian student Giulio Regeni. Sanctions include restrictions on military aid for Egypt, that is fighting a Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic State linked insurgents. An Egyptian delegation will be heading to Strasbourg in mid-April to discuss the situation. Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi assures that Egypt is doing everything to find those responsible for the death of Regeni and to bring them to justice.
File photo: ABM bombs Egyptian military vehicle. Youm7
Egyptian MP Mohamed Al-Orabi said that an Egyptian parliamentary delegation would be heading for Strasbourg in mid-April to meet with members of the EU Parliament, reports The Cairo Post. The EU Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution that among others advises EU member States to restrict military aid to Egypt. The resolution was adopted due to the violent death of Italian national Giulio Regeni whose body showed signs of severe torture prior to his death. Egypt’s House of Representatives criticized the resolution, stressing the importance of respect for country’s sovereignty and the principle of non-interference into other countries’ internal affairs.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi stressed repeatedly that Egypt will spare no effort to find those who are responsible for the death of Regeni and to bring them to justice.
Regeni’s Murky and Risky Relations and Establishing a Motive
The 28-year-old Italian Guilio Regeni was a researcher at Cambrige University and was associated to both the American University in Cairo and had links to the British University in Cairo. Regeni was found dead in a ditch at the outskirts of Cairo on February 3, 2016. His body, reportedly bruised, broken and with cigarette burns, showed signs of severe torture prior to his death.
Egyptian authorities have given Italian experts full access to the autopsy materials, reports and are cooperating with Italian investigators. Academic friends and associates of Regeni denounced his death as an Egyptian crackdown on academic freedom. Regeni studied labor unions in Egypt and had written articles critical of the government. Prosecutors in the Italian capital Rome have alleged that Egyptian security services may have been involved in Regeni’s death. Roman prosecutors also alleged that Regeni may have been murdered because Egyptian security services considered him a spy.
Giulio Regeni
Egyptian government officials have rejected these claims and suggested that Regeni either may have been the victim of common criminals or of Islamist militants. Egyptian security sources have previously stated that Regeni had high-risk contacts, including contacts to extremists.
It is at this point in time uncertain whether or not Giulio Regeni has had ties to a foreign intelligence service or to any of the outlawed organizations in Egypt. The investigation is ongoing. It is, however, noteworthy that American Universities are known for being hotbeds for western intelligence services’ formal and informal “assets”; the American University in Cairo included. The list of Alumni from The American University in Cairo includes, among others, CIA Director John Brennan and New York Times “columnist” Thomas Friedman.
“Offing a Spy” would, however, be the last thing any Egyptian intelligence or security officer would want to do unless it was with the intention to either blame the death on Islamists or with the motive to harm Egypt’s foreign relations. Both motives may have to be looked into by investigators; That is especially, considering the fact that Egypt is struggling against Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic State associated insurgents in the Sinai. Insurgencies in Egypt, including Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis, Wilayat Sinai, Muslim Brotherhood militants including elements of Palestine’s Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah are known to be infiltrated by Israel’s Mossad and for having ties to elements within US American, NATO, Turkish, Iranian and European intelligence services. Cutting back military aid for Egypt in that situation may be the last thing any EU member State that is sincerely interested in combating terrorism would want to do. Means, “motive” and opportunity are after all the basics in any criminal investigation. The behavior of perpetrators of crimes after committing a crime can help establish motive.
F/AK – nsnbc 16.03.2016
Source Article from http://nsnbc.me/2016/03/16/eu-sanctions-egypt-over-death-of-italian-giulio-regeni-any-questions/
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