The general prosecutor has reopened investigations into the involvement of eight low-ranking policemen in the death of Magdy Makin, allegedly tortured to death inside a police station, his family's defence lawyer Ali Al-Halawany told Aswat Masriya. The low-ranking policemen were ordered released on Wednesday night, while one other policeman was ordered detained for four days pending investigations, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported. According to the lawyer, footage from the police station’s surveillance cameras show one of the low-ranking policemen -- who was later ordered released -- brutally beating Makin. Abuses by low-ranking policemen have increased over the past few months. On Monday, the prosecution also ordered an investigation into the death of a detainee held at the Badrasheen Police Station.

Source: Egypt Independent November 26, 2016 14:54 UTC