Egypt referred a policeman to criminal court on Wednesday over murdering a detainee in hospital last February.
The low-ranking police officer reportedly admitted that he had killed Walid F., 21, whom he was guarding in Agouza Hospital, Giza, following his arrest. They soon broke into a verbal fight and the policeman shot him.
The ministry of interior had said on 1 February that the policeman shot the injured man after he was "provoked."
"The suspect insulted the policeman, his family, the police force and the armed forces. He also vowed to kill him... and supported [attacks on security in North Sinai] which made the policeman lose control over his feelings and shoot at him," it said in a statement.
Police said the suspect was arrested while he was attempting, along with two others, to plant explosives in Al-Waraq district in Giza on 25 January 2014.
He was held at a hospital after sustaining injuries during his arrest, Reuters reported, however the cause these injuries was not clarified.
The ministry of interior said the suspect was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, which was officially designated as a terrorist organisation in December 2013.
Several policemen are on trial mainly over charges related to excessive violence, including a Central Security Forces officer for killing protester Shaimaa El-Sabbagh who died at a peaceful march in Cairo last January.
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