Egyptian court hands nine policemen jail terms for assaulting doctors

An Egyptian court sentenced nine policemen to three years in prison on Tuesday for physically and verbally assaulting two doctors at a Cairo hospital in January, an incident that prompted strikes and a protest demanding justice. The policemen are not in jail. Momin Abdelazim, one of the two doctors allegedly involved, told Reuters at the time that police assaulted him and a colleague after they refused to falsify medical records to say one officer had a serious head injury.

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Egyptian court hands nine policemen jail terms for assaulting doctors