Monday, 5 November 2007

Islam Nabih sentenced to 3 years in jail for torture



From the BBC:

Two Egyptian policemen have been jailed for three years each for torturing a bus driver during police custody.

The police officers filmed the sexual assault of Emad al-Kebir, 22, on a mobile phone. The footage eventually emerged on the internet.

The case is one of several notorious incidents of abuse by the security forces to be uncovered in Egypt, mostly driven by activist bloggers.

Could this be a real victory, or just a stunt being pulled off by the government. Time will tell.

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