Summary:

1. Postponing the trial of Eng. Yahya Hussein Abdel-Hadi to allow for recusal proceedings.
2. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, renews the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases.
3. Arrest and enforced disappearance of a citizen and his son from their home in Sharqia.
4. Interrogation of citizens following periods of enforced disappearance in Sharqia.
5. Acquittal of 29 citizens pending trial in 13 cases on bail of their places of residence by the Supreme State Security Prosecution.
6. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers-II, held at Badr Prison issues life sentences and aggravated prison terms in 3 cases.
7. Deterioration of Mahmoud Eid Ramadan’s health in Beni Suef Central Prison.

Details

I.                Arrest and Enforced Disappearance:

Sunday, 26 October

1. Security forces at 10^th of Ramadan Police Station in Sharqia arrested both Hisham Mohamed Abdel Sattar and Anas Hisham Mohamed Abdel Sattar from their home without presenting them to any investigation authority.

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:

Tuesday, 28 October

• Mashtoul Al-Souq Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Yasser Mohamed El-Sayed Bendari and Mohamed Abdullah Issa Abdullah after arresting them from their homes, and then accused them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements placing them in pretrial detention.

Thursday, 30 October

1. 10^th of Ramadan Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 3 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 Abdel Rahman Shaaban Mohamed Attia, Ahmed El-Sini, and Hassan Hosseini.

III.           Rotation

Tuesday, 28 October

• Abo Kebir Partial Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Ragab Metwally and Reda Ayman, re-charging them with joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements, and then placed them in pretrial detention.

 

Wednesday, 29 October

1. Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Mohamed Abdel Fattah, in a new case and re-charged him with joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements and then placed him in pretrial detention.

IV.          Detention Renewal:

Monday, 27 October

• The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of Safaa El-Korbegi citizens for 15 days pending Case No. 7256 of 2025, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a group established in violation of the law and the constitution.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -II, held at Badr Prison considered a session to renew the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases Nos. 1365 of 2018, 1530 of 2019, 621 of 2020, 1564 of 2022, 2064 of 2023, 3226 of 2023, 3620 of 2023, 165 of 2024, 282 of 2024, 664 of 2024, 1282 of 2024 including journalist Khaled Mamdouh, 1939 of 2024, 2807 of 2024, 3528 of 2024, 3972 of 2024, 4277 of 2024, 4499 of 2024, 6170 of 2024, 6499 of 2024, 6672 of 2024 7278 of 2024, 2 of 2025, 3 of 2025, 849 of 2025, 1127 of 2025, 1603 of 2025, 1773 of 2025, 2480 of 2025, 3782 of 2025, 4127 of 2025, 4284 of 2025, 4526 of 2025, Supreme State Security.

 

Tuesday, 28 October

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -II, held at Badr Prison considered a session to renew the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases 915 of 2021, 82174 of 2021, 2135 of 2022, 2152 of 2023, 281 of 2024, 665 of 2024, 2490 of 2024, 3434 of 2024, 4356 of 2024, 924 of 2025, Supreme State Security.

V.             Acquittal:

Sunday, Monday, Thursday, 26, 27, 30 October

• Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to acquit 29 citizens in 13 cases on bail of their places of residence.

VI.          Release:

Wednesday, 29 October

1. Security forces at Hussainia and Faqous Police Stations in Sharqia released 6 citizens after completing the necessary procedures and receiving clearance from National Security. They are Nader Galal, Mohamed Suleiman, Ahmed Kamal El-Sayed Mohamed, Saleh Mohamed Nasr, Abdel Rahman Abdel Bary, and Abdel Azim Helil.

VII.        Trials:

Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison reviewed 17 cases over 4 days and decided the following:

 

Sunday, 26 October

• Postponing the retrial of 168 defendants including photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaim, in Case No. 955 of 2020, State Security, known in the media as the case of the Settlement Cell to the session of 30 December 2025.
• Postponing the retrial of 222 defendant including journalist Raouf Obeid, in Case No. 670 of 2022, State Security on charges of joining a terrorist group and participating in terrorist crimes to the session of 29 December 2025.
• Postponing the retrial of 6 defendants, in Case No. 901 of 2025, Maadi Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Maadi ISIS Cell to the session of 15 December 2025.
• Postponing the retrial of 9 defendant, in Case No. 713 of 2025, Mataria Felonies, known in the media as the case of Mataria Cell to the session of 15 December 2025.
• Postponing the retrial of 50 defendants, in Case No. 16294 of 2024, Nasr City-I Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure to the session of 11 January 2026.

Monday, 27 October

• Postponing the retrial of 4 defendant, in Case No. 283 of 2025, Hadaeq Al-Qubba Felonies known in the media as the case of Hadaeq Al-Qubba Cell to the session of 31 December 2025.
• Postponing the retrial of 89 defendants, in Case No. 535 of 2025, Nasr City Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Nasr City Cell to the session of 11 January 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 59 defendant, in Case No. 13673 of 2025, 5^th Settlement Felonies, on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news to the session of 28 January 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 1 defendant, in Case No. 676 of 2025, 5^th Settlement Felonies, on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news to the session of 24 November 2025, for the presence of an interpreter.

Tuesday, 28 October

• Postponing the retrial of 117 defendants including journalist Tawfiq Ghanem and human rights lawyer El-Sayed Khalaf, in Case No. 18599 of 2024, Nasr City Felonies, known in the media as the case of the administrative structure of the Muslim Brotherhood to the session of 24 January 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 18 defendants, in Case No. 15978 2024, Nasr City Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Nasr City Cell to the session of 31 December 2025.
• Postponing the retrial of 108 defendants, in Case No. 3202 of 2025, Katamia Felonies known in the media as the case of Katamia Cell to the session of 28 December 2025.
• Postponing the retrial of 47 defendants, in Case No. 13452 of 2024, Kerdassa Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Specialized Action Committees Cell to the session of 27 December 2025.
• Postponing the retrial of 1 defendant, in Case No. 31340 of 2025, Haram Felonies, on charges of committing a terrorist crime by publishing false news and statements domestically and internationally to the session of 22 November 2025.

Wednesday, 29 October

• Postponing the retrial of engineer Yahya Hussein Abdel-Hadi in Case No. 8197 of 2025, Nasr City-I Felonies, on charges of publishing false news and statements with the intent to commit a terrorist act, to the session of 10 February, 2026, to allow for recusal proceedings.
• Postponing the retrial of 6 defendants, in Case No. 6573 of 2025, 1^st Settlement Felonies known in the media as the case of 1st Settlement Cell to the session of 26 January 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 1 defendant, in Case No. 20336 of 2019, Al-Salam-I Felonies known in the media as the case of the events of Al-Salam to the session of 10 November, 2025.

Saturday, 1 November

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 61 defendants, in Case No. 9644 of 2024, 1^st Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of Specialized Committees in the 5^th
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 21 defendants, in Case No. 8666 of 2024, October-II Felonies known in the media as the case of Specialized Committees in October.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 53 defendants, in Case No. 6693 of 2024, Katamia Felonies known in the media as the case of Katamia Cell.

VIII.     Judicial Rulings:

Wednesday, 29 October

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Appeals Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison sentenced 1 defendant to life imprisonment, 3 defendants to 15 years of aggravated imprisonment, 1 defendant to 10 years of aggravated imprisonment, and 3 defendants to 5 years of aggravated imprisonment in Case No. 13555 of 2024, Helwan Felonies, known as the ISIS Delta Cell case.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Appeals Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison sentenced 2 defendants to life imprisonment, and 2 others to aggravated imprisonment, as well as adding the defendants to the lists of terrorist entities in Case No. 83 of 2024, Nasr City Felonies, on charges of joining ISIS.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Appeals Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison sentenced 1 defendant to 10 years of aggravated imprisonment in the retrial of Case No. 3117 of 2014, Giza, on charges of joining a terrorist group.

Legal Comment

The trial session of engineer Yahya Hussein Abdel-Hadi Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison witnessed a complete lack of justice, since the court insisted on not recording the incident of an officer assaulting him inside the court holding cell during the session of 16 September, 2025. Furthermore, the court refused to record the request of the defense in the session minutes, as well as the request to release the defendant from the court holding cell and allow the session to proceed, making the decision of the defense to recuse the court a necessary and essential step to safeguard the right to a defense and to preserve the dignity of the court and the integrity of the litigants.