Summary:

1. Supreme State Security Prosecution acquits 35 citizens in 18 cases with bail of place of residence.
2. A citizen died inside his Wadi Al Natroun Prison cell after suffering a heart attack.
3. Rotation of 5 citizens in Sharqia.
4. Supreme State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, including Sinai activist Saeed Atiq, after he published a post criticizing businessman Ibrahim El Argani.

Details

I.                Prosecution Investigations:

• Supreme State Security Prosecution:

During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody.

• Public Prosecution:

Wednesday, 3 September

• Zagazig Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Hassan Mahmoud Hussein after arresting him from his home, and then accused him of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements placing him in pretrial detention.
• Ibrahimia Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 2 citizens after arresting them from their homes and accusing them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements then placing them in pretrial detention. They are Ashraf Sayed Mohamed and Abdel Rahman Sayed Mohamed.

II.             Rotation

Monday, 1 September

• Hahia Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Ali Ahmed Ali Ezz again following the obstruction of his release procedures, on charges of joining a terrorist group, spreading false news and statements, and was placed in pretrial detention.

Wednesday, 3 September

1. Abu Kabir Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 4 citizens, following the obstruction of their release procedures, on charges of joining a terrorist group, spreading false news and statements, and was placed in pretrial detention. They are Abdel Rahman Hassan Salama, Mohamed Azmy, Hany Waked, and Ibrahim Saeed.

III.           Acquittal:

Monday, 1 September

• Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to acquit 35 citizens in 18 cases on bail of their places of residence.

Tuesday, 2 September

• Zagazig Criminal Court in Sharqia decided to acquit 6 citizens on bail of their place of residence, on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news. They are Mohamed Zaghloul, Eid Makram, Bahaa Naguib, Ahmed Mustafa Mahmoud, and Ayman Saad El-Sayed El Sayed Abdel Mahdi.

IV.          Trials:

Wednesday, 3 September

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 11 defendants, in Case No. 23849 of 2024, Helwan Felonies, known in the media as the case of Helwan Terrorist Cell to the session in September 2025.

Saturday, 6 September

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 3 defendants, in Case No. 387 of 2024, State Security Felonies, known in the media as the case of the 2^nd Nasr Front Cell.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 10 defendants, in Case No. 22698 of 2024, Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of Settlement Terrorist Cell.

V.             Prison News:

Wednesday, 3 September

• Ibrahim Eid Saqr, a citizen from Sharqia, died after suffering a heart attack, in his cell at Wadi Al Natroun Prison.

Legal Comment

Investigations of dozens of citizens continued, relying entirely on investigation reports, revealing a real crisis in the commitment to guarantees of justice.

The Court of Cassation has established in its ruling that investigations are nothing more than the opinion of those conducting them, which, in and of itself, does not rise to the level of conclusive evidence upon which a conviction can be based, but rather, they may only be used if supported by other solid evidence. However, in many cases, the prosecution tends to disregard this established principle, relying exclusively on investigations as justification for extending investigations or continuing detention.

This constitutes a direct violation of the presumption of innocence established by the Constitution and the law, which presupposes that every accused person be treated as innocent until proven guilty by a final court ruling.

This does not only violates judicial texts and rulings, but has real-life consequences as well, including diminished personal freedom, tarnished reputations of innocent people, and weakened confidence in justice, therefore it requires a reconsideration of this approach and commitment, within the limits of the law and the application of judicial principles guaranteeing rights and freedoms.

The Public Prosecution decided to acquit 35 citizens in 18 cases, in a positive step that deserves to be noted and appreciated.

It reflects an awareness—even if partial—of the seriousness of continued pretrial detention without sufficient justification, and the resulting direct violation of the freedoms and constitutional rights of individuals.

However, this decision, while important, remains insufficient if it is not followed by a broader approach that ends the widespread practice of what can be described as the “automatic renewal” of pretrial detention, which has lost its meaning as an exceptional measure and has, in practice, become a disguised punishment imposed on the accused before a conviction is issued.

What is required today is to expand the scope of these decisions and review the thousands of cases in which the prosecution and courts routinely renew detention, as well as a serious commitment to enforcing the presumption of innocence and promoting alternatives to pretrial detention, guaranteed by law and the constitution, in order to put an end to a prolonged human tragedy that affects entire families and unnecessarily increases prison burdens.