International Business Times Egyptian Police Officer Detained In Killing Of Unarmed Protester A member of Egypt's security forces has been detained over the January killing of an unarmed demonstrator in downtown Cairo, a welcome development for activsists decrying police impunity in Egypt. A Cairo judge ordered the detainment of 24-year-old Yassin Hatem Salahedeen as he faces trial on a manslaughter charge, the Associated Press reported. The police lieutenant allegedly fired a shotgun from close range at Shaimaa el-Sabbagh, 32, during a peaceful protest on the fourth anniversary of the Tahrir Square rallies that precipitated the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Read more: http://www.ibtimes.com/egyptian-police-officer-detained-killing-unarmed-protester-1915761 CNN Egyptian court: Former President Hosni Mubarak can go free Hosni Mubarak had been Egypt's strong-handed president, controlling the North African nation for nearly three decades. He'd been target of mass scorn and derision, with hundreds of thousands hitting the streets to blast his rule. He'd been in prison, sentenced to spend the rest of his life there for the killing of protesters. But soon he will be a free man. That was the decision Saturday by the Cairo Court of Appeals, which state media reported upheld a three-year sentence against the 87-year-old Mubarak on corruption charges, but -- accounting for time he's already served -- gave the OK for him to go home. Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/09/middleeast/egypt-hosni-mubarak/ Irish Independent Egypt rules out special treatment for Irish teenager The Egyptian government has ruled out any intervention in the case of Irish teenager Ibrahim Halawa, who has been held for almost two years over his involvement in protests. Egypt's newly-installed Ambassador to Ireland, Soha Gendi, told the Irish Independent that politicians were precluded from interfering in what was now a judicial process. Ms Gendi also said that Mr Halawa's three sisters, who were arrested at the same protest, had "skipped the country" after being released on bail and faced re-arrest if they returned. A court could make findings against them in their absence. Read more: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/egypt-rules-out-special-treatment-for-irish-teenager-31211355.html
