The trial two secret policemen accused of beating Khalid Saeed to death is postponed until 25 December, judicial sources said on Saturday.
The trial was postponed because the Alexandria Criminal Court’s judges failed to show during today’s session, a judicial source said.
In early June, the Khalid Saeed murder attracted widespread media attention and stirred the outrage of human rights groups both within Egypt and worldwide.
The two policemen allegedly beat the 28-year-old man to death in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.
According to witnesses, he was dragged out of an internet cafe before having his head repeatedly banged on a solid surface. Saeed’s family have reportedly alleged that he was killed after posting a video on the internet which apparently showed police involved in drug deals.
Eventually, the policemen Mahmoud Salah Mahmoud and Awad Ismail Suleiman were referred to criminal court on charges that included illegal arrest and use of excessive force. Their trial began in July amid close scrutiny from human rights advocacy groups.
