Egypt seeks to crack down on killings by police
New amendments to Egypt’s police law seek to make it tougher for police to abuse their authority.
The involvement of Egyptian police officers in three murder cases in 2016 — in addition to a long list of accusations of bribery, verbal and physical abuse and harassment — have people comparing the current regime to that of ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
Police excesses during Mubarak’s rule contributed to his overthrow and to Egypt’s Arab Spring in 2011.
