Egyptian officers detained over sexual assault
(AFP)27 December 2006
CAIRO- Two Egyptian policemen accused of sexually assaulting a minibus driver were detained after footage of the prisoner being sodomised with a stick was posted on blogs, security sources said Wednesday.
The South Cairo prosecutor’s office ordered the detention of officers Islam Nabih and Reda Fathi for four days on charges of torture.
Footage showing Imad al-Kabir, arms and legs tied, being beaten and sodomised with a stick at a police station, sparked an uproar among rights groups after being recently circulated on the Internet.
On Saturday, New York-based Human Rights Watch condemned the incident and called for an end to police torture in Egypt.
“The government should send the message that it won’t tolerate torture by police or any other officials,” said HRW Middle East director Sarah Leah Whitson.
“Prosecuting those responsible for the crimes shown in this video would be a good first step. But it shouldn’t be the last — the Egyptian government must change the culture that’s made torture routine in Egyptian jails.”
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006
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