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[Report from
Imam Badi Ali,
North Carolina]
An Egyptian who was arrested after his brother was detained for
distributing leaflets against the
US
and
Israel
died in jail from torture according to the
Egyptian Human Rights Organisation.
Mohammed Abdel Sattar, an engineer from the Fayum region, was detained by
state security forces on 12 September, three days after his younger
brother was locked up for handing out the leaflets.
Abdel Sattar's corpse was returned to his family on 14 September. The
police gave no explanation for his death, the
Egyptian Human Rights Organisation said in a statement given to
AFP.
His brother remains in detention even though he has yet to be charged.
Torture is a crime punishable in Egypt by a sentence of up to 15 years in
prison.
Last week, twelve police officers were ordered to stand trial at a
criminal court in the city of Alexandria for torture, intimidation, fraud
and attempted rape.
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