Evelina Christillin, president of the
Egyptian Museum in Turin, said Wednesday that she had received a
"marvelous message" for the bicentenary of the world-famous
institution from the parents of Giulio Regeni, 28, a Cambridge
university doctoral researcher into Cairo street unions who was
allegedly tortured to death in 2016.
Christillin said on the sidelines of celebrations to mark the
event that Paola and Claudio Regeni had been invited but
couldn't attend due to a hearing the previous day of the Rome
trial in absentia of four Egyptian intelligence officers accused
of torturing to death the Italian student.
"What we would like to stress is that perhaps the cultural
bridge is the only one able to maintain any hope for the truth"
to emerge, said Christillin, adding she did not want to make
"political considerations" on the case.
Christillin also recalled that the museum's room showcasing
artifacts from the village of Deir El Medina has been dedicated
to Giulio Regeni.
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