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July 15, 2011       Share:    

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Egypt Purges Mubarak-Era Police Officers

(New York Times) David D. Kirkpatrick - Egypt's transitional military government announced the early retirement of more than 600 senior police officers on Wednesday in an effort to mollify thousands of protesters at a six-day-old protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square. The Interior Ministry said 18 police generals and 9 other senior officers were forced into early retirement because they were accused of killing protesters during the 18-day uprising. 54 lower-ranking officers were shifted to jobs where they would no longer interact with civilians.

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