The Giza Prosecution ordered on Monday the detention of three police officers on accusations of torturing a man to death in Al-Haram police station, as well as forcefully detaining him. The victim, 26-year-old conscript Mahmoud Sayed, was arrested alongside his brother on charges of murdering and robbing their grandmother. His family accused police officers of torture, state-owned media Al-Ahram reported on Tuesday. Local media reported that the report included information indicating that the body of Sayed included marks of beatings. Cases of death in detention are handled in secrecy by security forces and the prosecution.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 21, 2017 12:22 UTC