Thousands of Egyptian doctors protest over alleged police abuses
Xinhua, February 13, 2016 Adjust font size:
Thousands of Egyptian doctors rallied in Cairo on Friday against police impunity after two doctors were allegedly beaten by policemen in a hospital late last month.
The incident took place on Jan. 28 after one of the doctors described the cut on the officer's forehead as "simple" and didn't need stitches.
The policemen attacked a doctor before his colleague joined him, and then pulled the two doctors in a microbus to a police station.
On Friday about 4,000 protesters gathered outside the doctor syndicate headquarters in Qasr El-Aini Street near down town Cairo. They carried banners demanding "immediate trail for the criminals who humiliated doctors." Some carried placards read "Dignity for doctors" and "Policemen are thugs."
Addressing the crowd of doctors, Hussein Khairy, chairman of the syndicate, condemned the attack against the doctors, saying "we feel much oppressed and we are fueled with anger."
"We want the rule of law. Assaulters, whether they are a doctor or a policeman, must be punished,'' Khairy added.
The syndicate also warned to continue the protests if the officers involved are not brought to trial. Endit