South Giza prosecution office on Monday ordered the detention of three police officers for 4 days pending investigation into charges of torturing a recruit to death, and detaining the victim with no legal capacity in Haram police station two weeks ago. The prosecution office released another five police officers that were being held in connection with the case. Judicial sources said that, during investigations, the three officers stated that they did not beat the victim Mohammed Sayed. But the prosecution confronted them with the victim's brother, who said he was being held with his brother in the same cell and saw the officers assaulting him to death. The sources added that the five officers from the police station force have testified as witnesses; and specified that the victim died from circulatory collapse.

Source: Egypt Independent March 21, 2017 10:30 UTC