More on the brutal killing of Khaled Said at the hands of Egyptian police. Zeinobia at the Egyptian Chronicles blog has photos and video of the latest protests. The Arabist also has a compilation of reports setting out what is known about the case so far (warning: it includes a very gruesome picture of his mutilated face).

In a new post this morning, Zeinobia raises questions about the behaviour of the police and discusses the video above. One story circulating is that Khaled was in possession of the video and wanted to publish it on YouTube but his family advised him not to. (It has subsequently been published.)

At least one of the officers alleged to have attacked Khaled is seen in the video, and the suggestion is that the video is what led to his death.

According to the interior ministry, the video shows members of the police celebrating after the arrest of a drug dealer. An alternative suggestion is that they were dividing up the confiscated drugs for re-sale.

Posted by Brian Whitaker, 15 June 2010.