West Cairo prosecution has accused a police officer and nine non-commissioned officers from Al-Amiriah Police Station of “torturing to death” charges, in relation to the death of the 50-year street vendor Magdy Makeen in custody, a judicial source said on Sunday. The source added that the prosecution has ordered the detention of the police officer, Karim Magdy, and four of the enlisted officers for four days pending investigations. They also face charges of forging reports and using force against two other men held with Makeen at the police station, according to Reuters The six other policemen were released on a 3,000 Egyptian pound ($160) bail. Makeen was allegedly tortured by about 10 police officers in the station after he was arrested … Continue reading Egyptian police tortured man ‘to death’ – prosecutor