A policeman was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence by the Bobigny court in Paris. The policeman was found guilty of describing the Egyptian man as a goat saying “a goat like this doesn’t swim”, referring to the young man he had just arrested after throwing himself in the Seine. Four of his colleagues were sentenced to 12 months in prison with a 12-month ban from practicing the profession. Six of them were handed suspended sentences. A policewoman was handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence for “failure to prevent violence”.

Source: Egypt Independent January 07, 2022 12:04 UTC