Lt. Colonel Mahmoud Mertah, of the Belbeis Police Station in Sharqiya, is accused by detainees of involvement in torture and denial of medical care, resulting in deaths in custody.

Hossam el-Hamalawy
Lt. Colonel Mahmoud Mertah, of the Belbeis Police Station in Sharqiya, is accused by detainees of involvement in torture and denial of medical care, resulting in deaths in custody.
Citizens incarcerated at Markaz Kafr Saqr Police Station in Sharqiya leaked a message to a rights group, accusing the sheriff, Lt. Col. Ahmed Ibrahim, and the Criminal Investigations Officer Major Amin el-Sherbini of abusive treatment, verbal and physical assaults and humiliating the incarcerated and their families during visits.