The Prime Minister of Egypt has ordered the suspension of all police officers accused of killing demonstrators during the uprising against President Hosni Mubarak in February.
In a televised address, Mr Sharaf said he had "issued direct orders to the interior minister to stop all police officers accused of killing protesters from working".
He also said he had ordered the creation of a panel to review the trials of those charged with killing protesters and corruption as soon as possible, rather than waiting until the summer judicial recess.
The BBC reports that as Mr Sharaf was making the announcement, thousands of people had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square demanding the military rulers bring those responsible to justice.
They also want faster political reform, a purge of the remnants of Mr Mubarak's regime and an end to the military trials of civilians.
So far, only one policeman has been convicted in more than a dozen court cases over the crackdown on protesters. He was tried in absentia.
Earlier this week, seven other policemen accused of killing demonstrators were released on bail, while a Cairo court acquitted three ministers from the regime who had been charged with squandering public funds.
