Lawyer Mounier Mokhtar condemned the arrest of seven low-ranking police officers who were involved in the formation of organisations to advocate for the rights of police officers.
According to a statement released by the Ministry of Interior, a low-ranking police officer mistakenly shot a 12-year old girl Saturday in the Boulaque El-Dakror district while he was chasing a registered criminal.
A Cairo Criminal Court postponed Saturday the trial of a low-ranking police officer, who is charged with killing a driver in Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district in Cairo, to 9 March.
General Prosecutor Nabil Sadek ordered Sunday seven policemen from the self-titled "coalition of low-ranking police officers" to be imprisoned for 15 days pending investigations.
Security forces arrested Saturday seven leaders from the self-titled "coalition of low-ranking police officers" before they made an appearance on a private TV channel with host Wael El-Ebrashy, according to media reports.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: A low-ranking police officer was injured Wednesday as South Sinai security forces thwarted an attempted armed robbery on Credit Agricole Bank in Sharm El-Sheikh.