Court of Cassation sentences six policemen to prison for beating worker to death

The Court of Cassation sentenced yesterday six members of the police force to prison for beating to death a worker in a Luxor police station, the Associated Press reports. The court sentenced police officer Samir Hani to seven years in prison and five other policemen to three years each. Yesterday’s ruling, “a rare decision against a force largely seen as operating with impunity,” is final, after the court rejected previous appeals, the newswire notes.