Egyptian Police Accused Of Surveilling Guests At UN Climate Conference
Egyptian police officers providing security for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh are now under investigation for misconduct as part of a UN probe.
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Egyptian police officers providing security for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh are now under investigation for misconduct as part of a UN probe, the Associated Press reports. The climate talks, which began last week, run until Nov 18. The probe follows accusations by attendees of events at the conference’s German pavilion that they were surveilled by officers after an event with the sister of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a jailed pro-democracy activist from Egypt.
“We expect all participants in the U.N. climate conference to be able to work and negotiate under safe conditions,” Germany’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement about the incident Saturday. Abdel-Fattah’s family say they have not received proof from the Egyptian government that Adel-Fattah is still alive since he began a water strike on Nov. 6, just before COP27 began.
