Will Egypt solve its police brutality problem?
Infuriated by recurring incidents of police brutality, Egyptians are demanding change.
CAIRO — After several incidents of police brutality this year, the public and politicians are calling for amendments to laws governing police authority and behavior. They are also calling for military trials of police officers — something that was abolished in 2011.
Some of the incidents spurring public protests include the Feb. 18 shooting of taxi driver Mohammed Adel Ismail by a police officer after an argument over the fare, the assault on doctors at Matariya hospital the week before and the harassment of a woman in the Cairo metro earlier this year.
