Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Egypt Orders New Trial for Police Officer Convicted in Killing of Protester

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Egypt's highest appeals court has overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial for a police officer currently serving a 15-year prison sentence for his role in the death of a female protester in early 2015. Egypt's official MENA news agency announced the decision Sunday in the case of Yassin Hatem Salah Eddin, who was convicted in June of premeditated manslaughter in the death of activist Shaimaa el-Sabbagh. The 32-year-old victim was hit with police birdshot while...

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