An Egyptian court has released from detention a rights activist who had worked as a legal consultant to the family of Italian student Giulio Regeni who was tortured to death in Cairo this year, defense lawyers said Sunday. However, the charges against Abdullah, including inciting violence and attempting to overthrow the government, have not been dropped. Egyptian officials, including President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, have consistently denied any police role in the murder of Regeni. Prominent rights activist Gamal Eid said Sadek's revelation about the police investigation of Regeni eats into the trust and confidence in Egypt's security agencies. "They had said they did not know him; and why the five men were killed was another lie," Eid said.

Source: Egypt Independent September 12, 2016 16:07 UTC