Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Egypt Police Jailed Over 2010 Death of Khaled Said

A court in Egypt has jailed 2 policemen for 10 years for the killing of a man whose death helped galvanise the uprising against Hasni Mubarak in 2011. Twenty-eight-year-old Khaled Said was beaten and tortured while in police custody in 2010. The two officers were initially convicted and sentenced to seven years in jail, but a retrial was ordered. Said's family said the tougher sentences would send out a strong message against police brutality. In the past three years, the force has faced repeated accusations of brutality and mistreatment, and critics say it remains unaccountable.

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