Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he would ask parliament to amend the law to toughen sanctions for police abuses, his office said Friday, a day after an officer shot dead a driver.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he would ask parliament to amend the law to toughen sanctions for police abuses, his office said Friday, a day after an officer shot dead a driver.

The statement from his office came as dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Cairo police headquarters chanting: "The interior ministry are thugs," after the officer killed the driver over a fare dispute.