Police testify in Mubarak trial amid clashes - Middle East - Al Jazeera English: "A senior police witness in the trial of Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president, has insisted he was not aware of any orders to use automatic weapons against protesters.
General Hussein Saeed Mursi, in his testimony on Monday, said that police had been given clear instructions, however, to use live ammunition to protect the interior ministry from attack during the uprising which eventually overthrew Mubarak.
He said the order was given by Ahmed Ramzi, a senior officer who is one of the defendants in the trial.
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Mursi said he had heard police generals on January 28, the fourth day of the uprising, saying that automatic weapons had been used.
Police officials also discussed the use of ambulances to carry "weapons and ammunition because police vehicles were being attacked" by protesters, the police official said."
General Hussein Saeed Mursi, in his testimony on Monday, said that police had been given clear instructions, however, to use live ammunition to protect the interior ministry from attack during the uprising which eventually overthrew Mubarak.
He said the order was given by Ahmed Ramzi, a senior officer who is one of the defendants in the trial.
Click here for our live blog on the trial
Mursi said he had heard police generals on January 28, the fourth day of the uprising, saying that automatic weapons had been used.
Police officials also discussed the use of ambulances to carry "weapons and ammunition because police vehicles were being attacked" by protesters, the police official said."
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