BBC Egypt's Sisi pledges crackdown on police abuses after shooting The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has said that police officers guilty of human rights abuses will face tougher action under new laws. His remarks follow a protest in Cairo after a taxi driver was shot dead by a policeman during a dispute over a fare. The case was the latest of many alleged cases of police brutality in Egypt. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35616267 Reuters Egypt says it will not protect policemen who break the law as tensions mount Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Friday that any policeman who violates the law will be prosecuted, one day after an officer shot dead a man in the street, provoking the latest outburst of anger over alleged police brutality in the country. Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Abu Bakr Abdel Karim was quoted by the state news agency as saying policemen are not shielded from the law. Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Cairo security directorate on Thursday night after the man was killed. Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-egypt-police-idUKKCN0VS1RY
