it's also a story that safwat nessim knows all too well. he lived in germany for a long time, but returned to egypt to take care of his ailing mother. last september, he and his son found themselves thrown in jail. itit soon became clear that someone had made a false accusation. despite that, the police detained them for six days. >> they put us in cells with 70, 80, sometimes even 120 people. i had to bribe guards to be able to sleep near the door just to get a little air. they beat my son right in front of me. they only hit me twice. >> hearing this upsets his mother. safwat is diabetic, and needs his medication daily. the police didn't allow him to take it in jail. >> who's not scared of the police? police chiefs, maybe, or army officers, or perhaps government officials aren't afraid of them. but ordinary people have to be scared. >> having to pay money to sleep near the door, that would be corruption. six days in jail for no reason, arbitrary cruelty. but even worse is the physical violence. an online cairo newspaper by young journalist