How will Egypt police its police force? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Sayed Elhadidi

Sayed Elhadidi

May 11, 2016

A police officer stands guard outside the high court in Cairo, Jan. 21, 2016. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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Why Egypt banned its police from talking to the media

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Riot police keep watch as they hold shields during clashes with protesters in Cairo January 26, 2011. Thousands of Egyptians defied a ban on protests by returning to Egypt's streets on Wednesday and calling for President Hosni Mubarak to leave office, and some scuffled with police. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE SEE GF2EA940PG401 - RTXX3VG

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Police officers shout slogans as they take part in a sanctioned protest outside the Interior Ministry building in Cairo December 8, 2013. The police officers were demanding for a raise in salary and promotion, according to local media. Egypt's new protest law has deepened unrest in the most populous Arab state and it gives the Interior Ministry the right to ban any meeting of more than 10 people in a public place. REUTERS/Stringer (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST LAW) - RTX169PG

Egypt seeks to crack down on killings by police

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A policeman smokes cigarette after the trial of Muslim brotherhood leaders in Cairo, April 11, 2015. An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group to death for inciting chaos and violence, a judge said in a televised session on Saturday. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTR4WWAS

Egyptian police launch campaign to improve image

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