Beat to Death.. And the Reason "Why"!
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Civil Rights,
Egypt,
Egyptian Government,
Emergency Law,
Human Rights,
Police,
State Security,
Torture in Egypt,
Violence
It all started when Khaled Mohamed Saeed, 28 went in a cyber café based in Bobast st, in the district of Cleopatra, Alexandria where, all of the sudden, two policemen rushed in, ordered all the clients to evince their IDs, and started frisking them in a humiliating manner. Khaled, as a decent Egyptian citizen who owned an "Import and Export company", was ready to show his resentment at the way he was being body-searched for no apparent reason except for what´s called "emergency law". But before he could even ask about the reason for such measures to be taken against them, the first policeman, Mahmoud Al-fallah, had tied him up, and when he tried to break away, the two policemen smacked him down the floor, kicked him in his stomach and chest, and took him into one of the nearby apartment buildings, in whose hall they punched and kicked him severely all over his body, causing him to bleed until he passed out. The second policeman, Aawad, thought he was pretending! Trying to resuscitate him, he began to smack his head against the handrail of the stairs and the heavy iron gates of the building with all of his might, which led to many cracks in his skull, and therefore ended his life.
Eyewitnesses –cyber café clients and street pedestrians- asserted that the whole beat thing had carried on constantly for 20 minutes, and had been executed in full view of everyone, accompanied by Khaled´s screams, tears, and cries for help.
Eyewitnesses –cyber café clients and street pedestrians- asserted that the whole beat thing had carried on constantly for 20 minutes, and had been executed in full view of everyone, accompanied by Khaled´s screams, tears, and cries for help.
Another witness, Mahmoud Ali, reported that the two policemen had taken the victim´s body to "Seidy Gaber" police station, and brought it back 15 minutes later to the crime scene, and called an ambulance in order for them to get away with their crime.
Khaled´s brother certified to "Shorouk Newspaper" that Khaled had never been detained that particular night in any police station or elsewhere, and that he was very well-behaved, well-liked, and admired by his neighbors and friends. He also mentioned that he´s from a virtuous family, whose sons aren´t prison birds. "As soon as I had heard the police station´s conviction of my brother, I headed straight for the American Embassy and informed them of the incident, since I´m American citizen; I thought my American passport would safeguard me, in lieu of the Egyptian one, which is the main reason for his holder´s dishonor" He added.
The victim´s attorney, Waleed Saeed, had filed a complaint to the public prosecutor, accusing the two policemen of beating and torturing Khaled to death, and dragging his corpse all the way to the police station.
Who could have ever thought that the price Khaled would pay for asking “why” his basic rights were violated was going to be his life?! Well, as it turns out, this is the case under emergency law; every Egyptian should think twice, before he goes too far and decides to stand up for his civil rights, assuming he is Martin Luther King of his age.
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October 21, 2010 2:39 PM
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