Police authorities in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut have arrested 14 protesters, following clashes outside the local security directorate that police said left one officer and five security agents injured.
The protesters were demanding the removal of Assiut’s chief of police investigators, Mohamed Essamy, accusing him of abusing his powers for personal benefit.
Assiut security chief Mohamed Ibrahim, however, said those arrested were registered criminals, adding that they had pelted the security directorate’s building with stones.
Translated from Al-Masry Al-Youm
