Egyptian Government Accusations
The striking similarity between Reda Helal and Kikhia cases has raised widespread suspicion about the involvement of high ranking Egyptian officials. Dr. Kikhia's lawyer does not rule out Libyan and US involvement in his disappearance. The recent arrest in London of a highly respected Egyptian engineer, Professor Momdouh Hamza, has implicated four top Egyptian officials with close ties to the Mubarak family and re-opened the rumor mill in Cairo. For years Egyptians have heard of forced disappearance of public figures elsewhere in the region (e.g. Iraq, Syria and Libya) but not their own.
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