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Thursday, 21 April 2016

Prosecution orders detention of policeman in murder investigation, El Sisi calls meeting with interior minister

The Prosecutor General’s Office ordered yesterday the detention of a policeman for four days pending an investigation into the murder of a street vendor on Tuesday over a cup of tea, Ahram Online reports. The decision follows a meeting between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar and senior police commanders at which the president “stressed the importance of holding accountable those responsible for acts of wrongdoing … taking into consideration that the powers vested in [the police] are meant to enable them to save the lives, properties and interests of citizens in order to enforce security in the country. El Sisi spoke with the security officials once again about the need to draft amendments to the Police Act “to ensure the respect of human rights, transparency and integrity, while enforcing the law, as well as enhancing security and civil services,” according to an Ittihadiya statement.

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