The mother of a 44-year-old
Italian-Egyptian porn actor who has been swallowed up by the
Egyptian justice system said Friday her son was sick and
appealed for help in locating him.
"I am very worried because my son is sick. Help me, he needs me
and I need him. I don't know what to do", said the mother of
Elanain Sharif, whose whereabouts are not currently known where
he is after he was arrested in Cairo on November 9, reportedly
after posting 'immoral' images on Facebook.
"He was put in prison as soon as we arrived at the airport" said
the mother from Egypt, her lawyer told ANSA.
"I can't know how he is because I can't talk to him and I'm very
worried".
The woman explained that her "son has undergone three operations
on his back, the last one 30 days ago in London".
Sharif, whose adult film handle is Sheri Taliani, was born in
Egypt but has Italian citizenship and lives in the central
Italian city of Terni.
The Italian foreign ministry is following the case closely.
Giulio Regeni, a 28-year-old Italian Cambridge university
doctoral researcher into Cairo street unions, was allegedly
tortured to death between February 25 and February 3 2016 after
being detained in Egypt.
Four Egyptian intelligence officers are on trial in absentia in
Rome for the homicide.
Sharif's case appears to bear similarities to that of Egyptian
researcher, human rights activist and Bologna University alumnus
Patrick Zaki.
Zaki returned to Italy last year after being granted a
presidential pardon in Egypt in relation to a conviction and
three-year sentence for allegedly spreading fake news.
He had been stuck in the north African country since February
2020 following his arrest at Cairo airport while returning from
Bologna university, where he was studying, to visit family.
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