Egypt Policeman Referred to Court for 'Killing Man over Tea'
An Egyptian policeman who shot dead a vendor over the price of a cup of tea will stand trial, a prosecution official said, amid growing outrage at police abuses.
The prosecution has referred Zeinhom Abdel-Razzek to a criminal court on charges of murder and attempted murder, the official said.
The low-ranking policeman had also wounded two passersby in the incident in a Cairo suburb on April 19.
The referral came amid a public outcry over incidents of police abuse in recent months.
In the incident's aftermath, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for police who make mistakes to "immediately" be held responsible, and he had promised to toughen laws against police abuses.
Another policeman had shot dead a driver on February 19 using his official firearm following an argument over the price of ferrying goods, setting off protests in a Cairo neighborhood.
The policeman was convicted of killing the truck driver and sentenced to life in prison on April 2.
Source: Agence France Presse
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