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May 18, 2012

Egyptian Police Officers Acquitted in Protester Killings 
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An Egyptian court has acquitted 14 police officers charged with killing
protesters during the uprising against the regime of Hosni Mubarak last
year. The officers were accused of firing on demonstrators outside of
police stations in the early stages of the protests. So far, nine out of
10 cases where Egyptian officers have been tried for killing protesters
have ended in acquittals. The tenth case ended in a suspended sentence.

 

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