Summary:

1. Acquittal of Lawyer Montasser Al-Zayat on bail after investigation by the Financial and Commercial Affairs Prosecution.
2. Exclusion of Engineer Haitham Al-Hariri from the list of candidates for the House of Representatives, and the Supreme Administrative Court upholds the ruling.
3. Acquittal of 13 citizens pending trial in 2 cases on bail of their places of residence.
4. Renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases.
5. Postponing the trial of economist Abdel Khaleq Farouk pending court action.
6. Security forces arrest 2 citizens from their homes in Sharqia and forcibly disappear them.
7. Acquittal of citizen in Alexandria on charges of joining a terrorist group and committing murder and attempted murder.

 

Details

I.                Arrest and Enforced Disappearance:

Sunday, 19 October

1. Security forces at Hussainia Police Station in Sharqia arrested Islam Rushdi Al-Awadi and Abdel-Rahman Hamad from their homes and took them to an unknown location, without presenting him to any investigation authority.
2. State Security Prosecution arrested and interrogated Researcher Hani Sobhi, and then detained him for 15 days in Case No. 7143 of 2025, on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and rumors.

II.             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:

Monday, 20 October

• 10^th of Ramadan-II Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Khalifa Hassan Mahmoud and Ayman Muhammad Ali al-Far after arresting them from their homes, and then accused him of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements placing him in pretrial detention.

Wednesday, 22 October

1. Abu Kebir Partial Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Abdel Moneim Awad Abdullah after arresting reappearing from 68 days enforced disappearance on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements then placing them in pretrial detention.

Thursday, 23 October

1. Hahia Partial Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 3 citizens after arresting them from their homes, accusing them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements and then kept them in pretrial detention. They are Mahmoud Mohamed Mohamad Suleiman, Sayed Abdel Rahman, and Mohamed Kamal.

III.           Detention Renewal:

Monday, 20 October

1. The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of student Mohamed Adel Mabrouk for 15 days pending Case No. 6181 of 2025, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news and information
2. The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of student Mohamed Mohsen Zaki for 15 days pending Case No. 7136 of 2025, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news and information
3. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -I, held at Badr Prison considered a session to renew the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases Nos. 1001 of 2023, 1017 of 2020, 11234 of 2025, 1128 of 2024, 1394 of 2022, 1410 of 2024, 1517 of 2025, 1635 of 2022, 1644 of the student Omar Sami Al-Ansari and the labor leader Shadi Muhammad, 166 of 2024, 1938 of 2024, 1939 of 2024, 1976 of 2023, 2 of 2025, 20 of 2025, 755 of 2024, 2032 of 2022, 2123 of 2023, 2124 of 2023, 2285 of 2024, 2627 of 2024, 2635 of 2023, 727 of 2023, 2802 of 2024, 2901 of 2023, 2902 of 2023, 2903 of 2023, 294 of 2023, 3277 of 2023, 3388 of 2023, 3459 of 2023, 3535 of 2023, 386 of 2012, 3718 of 2024, 385 of 2017, 392 of 2023, 4092 of 2024, 4240 of 2024, 4278 of 2024, 460 of 2020, 467 of 2020, 4708 of 2024, 4939 of 2024, 5 of 2025, 5054 of 2024, 5055 of 2024, 523 of 2024, 535 of 2020, 573 of 2022, 585 of 2023, 6026 of 2024, 6082 of 2024, 6171 of 2024, 757 of 2024, 784 of 2024, 812 of 2020, 850 of 2025, 851 of 2025, 880 of 2020, 952 of 2024, Supreme State Security.

Tuesday, 21 October

1. Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber in Sharqia decided to accept the appeal of the prosecution and overturn the decision to acquit 12 citizens and extend their detention for 15 days pending investigations. They are Mohamed Raafat Khattabi, Ahmed Ramadan Attia Sheha, Abdel Aziz Abdel Hadi Abdel Aziz, Abdel Rahman Samir Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Mashriqi, Ibrahim Saeed Zaki Al-Shami, Gamal Abdel Nasser Abdullah Al-Bahnasawy, Sayed Saeed Al-Sayed Ahmed Khalil, Abdel Rahman Shukry Mohamed Abdel Halim Qura, Khaled Mohamed Abdullah Musalhi, Abdullah Abdel Hafeez Al-Sawy, Ahmed Mohamed Kamal, and Ahmed Obada Al-Ahmadi

IV.          Acquittal:

Monday, 20 October

• Cairo Financial and Commercial Affairs Prosecution decided to acquit lawyer Montasser El-Zayat after investigating him on a memorandum by a judge accusing him of insulting him in a video he posted on social media, on EGP 10,000 bail.

Tuesday, 20 October

• Zagazig Criminal Court in Sharqia decided to acquit 13 citizens in 2 cases on bail. They are:
• Hatem El-Sayed Rushdi Abdel Latif, Reda Mohamed Mabrouk, and Magdy Kamel Mahrous in Case No. 294 of 2024.
• Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Ghani Khamis, Mohamed Abdullah Ibrahim Abdel Aal, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Ali Hassan, Mahmoud Samir Abdel Hamid Hassan, Ahmed Ali Mohamed Ghazi, Ayman Ibrahim Salama, Mahmoud Abdel Gawad, Sabry Salah Mohamed, Fathi Mahrous Fathi Serag El-Din, and Tamer Hossam Mustafa in Case No. 3434 of 2024 Supreme State Security

Thursday, 22 October

• Zagazig Criminal Court in Sharqia decided to acquit 5 defendants with on bail. They are Hamdi Muhammad Ali, Ahmed Khalil Al-Daw, Hani Rabie, Ibrahim Hassouna, and Mustafa Sultan.

V.             Release:

Thursday, 21 June

1. Security forces at Menia Al-Qamh Police Station in Sharqia released Tamer Mohamed Abdel Hamid after completing his release procedures and receiving a notification from National Security.

VI.          Trials:

Sunday, 19 October

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 29 defendants, in Case No. 557 of 2025, Al-Salam Felonies known in the media as the case of Administrative Structure in Al-Salam to the session of 3 January 2026.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 6 defendants, in Case No. 37 of 2025, Old Cairo Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Old Cairo Cell to the session of 22 December 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 62 defendant, in Case No. 7425 of 2025, Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of Administrative Committees Cell to the session of 21 December 2025.

Monday, 20 October

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 7 defendant, in Case No. 6318 of 2025, Nasr City-I Felonies, known in the media as the case of Nasr City Cell to the session of 4 January 2026.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 30 defendant, in Case No. 576 of 2025, 1^st Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of Financial Support Committees to the session of 3 January 2026.

Tuesday, 21 October

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 6 defendants, in Case No. 8 of 2025, Boulaq Felonies, known in the media as the case of Boulaq Cell to the session of 5 January 2026.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 68 defendants, in Case No. 8944 of 2024, Qasr Al-Nil Felonies, known in the media as the case of Qasr Al-Nil to the session of 5 January 2026.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 5 defendants, in Case No. 282 of 2024, Nasr City Felonies, known in the media as the case of Nasr City Cell to the session of 5 January 2026.

Wednesday, 22 October

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 10 defendant, in Case No. 22698 of 2024, Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of Settlement Cell to the session of 4 January 2026.
2. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 49 defendant, in Case No. 14409 of 2024, Omrania Felonies, known in the media as the case of Administrative Structure in Omrania to the session of 3 January 2026.

Thursday, 23 October

• Shorouk and Badr Misdemeanor Appeals Court adjourned the trial of economic expert Abdel Khaleq Farouk in Case No. 4527 of 2025, Shorouk Misdemeanor Court, copied from Case No. 4937 of 2024, Supreme State Security Court, on charges of publishing false news and statements, to the session of 6 November 2025, to take the necessary measures to refute the court.
• Supreme Administrative Court in Cairo upheld the disqualification of engineer Haitham El-Hariri from the list of candidates for the House of Representatives elections.

Saturday, 25 October

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 86 defendants, in Case No. 7347 of 202, Nozha Felonies, known in the media as the case of Nozha Cell to the session on 14 December 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 1 defendant, in Case No. 66158 of 2024, on charges of joining ISIS to the session on 31 December, 2025.

VII.        Judicial Rulings:

• Alexandria Criminal Court acquitted citizen Abdullah Osama Abdel Aal in Case No. 24546 of 2014, Dakhiela Felonies, registered under No. 6827 of 2014, West Total, known in the media as the Dakhiela Massacre Case, on charges of joining a terrorist group, murder, and attempted murder.

Legal Comment

In an expected move, the Supreme Administrative Court decided to exclude Engineer Haitham Al-Hariri from the list of candidates, based on his exemption from military service.

This decision, however, reinforces the political argument that political vengeance has overridden judicial decisions, and that the court intends to create a parliament without serious opposition.

 

The defense of economic expert Abdel Khaleq Farouk requested a response from the Shorouk Misdemeanor Appeals Court, following a series of practices that reflected the clear intransigence of the court in dealing with defense requests, most notably the refusal to allow the defense to obtain a copy of the case documents, which is a fundamental right.

This and then proceeding with the case despite the procedural imbalance, renders justice void of its substance and is legally justified, which raises serious questions about the extent to which some judicial circuits respect the principle of a fair trial and the right to defense as a fundamental pillar of the rule of law, especially in cases of a public or political nature.

The health of Dr. Mohamed Al-Beltagi, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, who is being held in Badr-III Prison, Sector-II, has deteriorated due to a mass strike by a number of inmates protesting ill-treatment and harsh conditions inside the prison.

Information indicates that Al-Beltagi, who suffers from kidney failure and hypertension, participated in the strike to protest the deprivation of the most basic rights of the prisoners, which has led to the deterioration of his health, rendering him dependent on a wheelchair.

This constitutes direct legal responsibility for the Ministry of Interior and the Prisons Authority, as well as the Public Prosecution that is not exempt from this deliberate negligence.