A player from the Ismailia SC football club has been detained for four days for questioning on charges of assaulting a traffic police officer while on duty.
Details of the incident.. The incident was documented on video.
The incident dates back to a report received by security authorities in Sharqia about a traffic police officer being assaulted while regulating traffic in the city of Zagazig. Upon investigation, it was found that the player in question assaulted the officer and got into a violent altercation with him. The incident was captured on video and went viral.
The incident sparked widespread controversy, especially after a video documenting the assault circulated on social media.
Today, Wednesday, the Zagazig Second Section Prosecution in Egypt's Sharqia Governorate issued a decision to imprison the player, Mohamed K., for four days pending investigation.
