Egypt: Policemen Accused of 'Torturing' Lawyer to Death Released On Bail

Cairo — A Cairo court ordered on Saturday the release of two police officers accused of "torturing to death" a lawyer in custody on a bail worth 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($ 1,310), a prosecution official said.

The head of the east Cairo prosecution, Bakr Ahmed Bakr told Aswat Masriya prosecutors appealed the release decision.

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