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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<\/a>. The court sentenced police officer Samir Hani to seven years in prison and five other policemen to three years each. Yesterday\u2019s ruling, \u201ca rare decision against a force largely seen as operating with impunity,\u201d is final, after the court rejected previous appeals, the newswire notes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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