A north Cairo court has decided to extend the detention of two policemen for 15 more days pending investigations on charges of torturing lawyer Karim Hamdy to death at the Matareya Police Station.
The victim had been held on charges of his alleged affiliation to the Muslim Brotherhood as well as taking part in protests backed by the group.
Prosecution had earlier remanded the policemen into custody for four days pending investigations.
Meanwhile, the Lawyers Syndicate continued to hoist black flags on the premises, within the previously declared seven-day mourning period. It called on associations and the families of lawyers on Facebook to stage a protest on Sunday at the syndicate.
“The committee formed by the syndicate to follow up on the lawsuit was not able to attend the court session after it was transferred to the Police Academy without prior notification and for apparent security reasons,” said Mohamed Othman, the head of the syndicate’s north Cairo branch.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
