Minister of Interior Mansour el-Issawy opened an extensive investigation to determine the administrative errors that led to the death of a student at the hands of two police officers on Sheikh Zayed Road. The student died after he was shot while driving his car with two friends. Issawy ordered the examination of the officers' files since graduation. One of the accused tried to throw himself out a window after his detention was extended. The minister expressed his anger at the incident. The ministry is trying to improve its image and reconcile with citizens after crackdowns during the January 25 Revolution. The Court of South Giza extended the detention of the two officers by 15 days pending investigations. Prosecutors indicted the two men on charges of premeditated murder of the victim and the attempted murder of his two friends. The prosecution and investigators reported that while Moataz Anwar, 23 was driving his car with his two friends, Haitham Mohamed and Khaled Midhat, on Sheikh Zayed road they were stopped by a police car to check their licenses. The students requested that the officers show their Police ID cards, as they were not in uniform. After an argument broke out, Anwar drove away in anger. The policemen fired several shots at the car, killing Anwar. His friends fled for fear of injuries. The officers transferred the victim to Sheikh Zayed Hospital. Anwar's family set the policemens' car on fire as revenge.
