Security forces practices in Egypt.

From: Criminal Justice Ethics | Date: June 22, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Egypt's image as a democratic nation is contradicted by the human rights abuses attributed to the security forces under the General Directorate for State Security Investigation (SSI). The SSI has been given broad powers under the state of emergency that has existed in Egypt since the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981. Methods used by the SSI include surveillance, informal questioning of suspects, incommunicado detention and torture. Suggested reforms include increasing the accountability of the criminal justice system.

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