The Police Academy will not set quotas for Muslim Brotherhood students applying, said the academy head, in response to rumors that the group has tried to reserve spots for its members.
“There will be no discrimination among those affiliated to different political factions in applying to the academy,” Major General Ahmed al-Badry told Al-Masry Al-Youm. “All students are equal, even those of the privately owned universities. They are only requested to bring a certificate from the Supreme Council of Universities.”
In February, Al-Masry Al-Youm quoted security sources as saying lawmakers from the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party asked to devote six-month intensive courses in the Police Academy to law school graduates affiliated with the group, in order to help fill the national security void.
The Interior Ministry is trying to achieve the revolution and the people’s demands in restoring security in the country, Badry added. He argued that the Police Academy’s curricula have been developed significantly, and currently include courses in human rights and how to deter crimes without violating citizens’ rights.
Former President Hosni Mubarak was regularly accused of using the police to crack down on dissidents, and of practicing torture to silence opposition, according to local human rights watchdogs.
Translated from Al-Masry Al-Youm
