An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted a state security officer who had been convicted of torturing to death an Islamist detainee, state media said. Mohamed Abdel Rahman al-Shemi had been sentenced to fifteen years in prison for torturing and killing Salafist detainee, Sayed Bilal. Egypt’s highest civil court overturned the conviction and ordered a retrial … Continue reading Top News: Police Officer Acquitted of Charge of Torturing 2011 Suspect to Death