Summary:

1. Summoning Journalist Ammar Ali Hassan appear before the Supreme State Security Prosecution for questioning.
2. Rotation of 9 citizens in Sharqia on new cases after appearing following enforced disappearance.
3. Renewing the detention of journalist Safaa al-Korbegi and hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases.
4. Acquittal of Journalist Ahmed Refaat, editor-in-chief of Egypt News website on bail.
5. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber ruled to punish with life imprisonment and aggravated imprisonment in the case concerning the administrative structure in New Cairo.
6. Adjourning the trial of lawyer Montasser El-Zayat, on charges of insulting a judge via Facebook, for sentencing.

Details

I.                Arrest and Summoning:

Friday, 12 December

1. State Security Prosecution summoned journalist Ammar Ali Hassan for questioning on 15 December, 2025, in Case No. 10204 of 2025, Supreme State Security.

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:

Sunday, 7 December

• Menia Al-Qamh Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Abdo Saud 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.

Thursday, 11 December

1. Faqous General Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 8 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 Ezzat Mohamed Attia, Ahmed Hassan, Othman Mohamed Othman, Mohamed Abdel Moneim Hassan, Hamada Mohamed Abdel Latif, Mahmoud Refaat Khairy, El Sayed Ali, and Ayoub El Swerky.

III.           Detention Renewal:

Sunday, 7 December

• The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of lawyer and former candidate for head of the Bar Association, Osama El-Shishtawy for 15 days pending Case No. 4884 of 2025, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a group established in violation of the law and the constitution.

Monday, 8 December

1. The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of journalist Safaa al-Korbegi for 15 days pending case No. 7256 of 2025 Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group and publishing false news and statements.

Tuesday, 6 December

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -I, 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, 910 of 2021, 2174 of 2021, 1564 of 2022, 2064 of 2023, 2152 of 2023, 3620 of 2023, 165 of 2024, 281 of 2024, 288 of 2024, 2490 of 2024, 2803 of 2024, 3434 of 2024, 3528 of 2024, 3972 of 2024, 6170 of 2024, 6499 of 2024, 6655 of 2024, 3 of 2025, 849 of 2025, 924 of 2025, 1603 of 2025, 1773 of 2025, 2480 of 2025, 3782 of 2025, 4284 of 2025, 4526 of 2025, 5466 of 2025, 5633 of 2025, 5664 of 2025, 5756 of 2025, 6044 of 2025, Supreme State Security.

IV.          Acquittal:

Sunday, 7 December

• Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to acquit both Ahmed Refaat, editor-in-chief of the EgyptTech news website, and Munther Al-Khalali, chairman of the board of the company that owns the website, on L.E. 20,000 bail each, in Case No. 9870 of 2025, State Security, on charges of publishing false news and statements and operating a website without a license.

V.             Release:

Sunday, 7 December

1. Security forces at Kafr Saqr Police Station in Sharqia released 8 citizens after receiving a signal from National Security and completing the necessary release procedures. They are Ali Mansour Mohamed Mansour, Mohamed Mohamad Ismail Mahsoub, Elsayed Abdel Wahid Ibrahim, Saleh Ali Ahmed, Fathi Mansour Ahmed Hegazi, Mohamed Shehata Ragab, Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Aal, and Ashraf Ahmed Mohamed.

Thursday, 11 December

1. Security forces at 10^th of Ramadan-I Police Station in Sharqia released engineer Hamed Mahmoud El-Sharqawi after completing the release procedures and receiving the National Security clearance.

VI.          Trials:

Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison reviewed 22 cases over 5 days and decided the following:

Sunday, 7 December

• Postponing the retrial of 5 defendants, in Case No. 8237 of 2025, Nozha Felonies, known in the media as the case of Nozha Terrorist Cell to the session of 4 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 50 defendant, in Case No. 5264 of 2025, Nasr City-I Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Administrative Structure of the Muslim Brotherhood to the session of 2 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 9 defendants, in Case No. 9678 of 2025, Ain Shams Felonies, known in the media as the case of ISIS Ain Shams Cell to the session of 1 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 40 defendants, in Case No. No. 15661 of 2024, Nasr City-I Felonies, known in the media as the case of Mekameleen-II, to the session of 3 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 76 defendants, in Case No. 8759 of 2024, Katamia Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Administrative Structure in Katamia, to the session of 17 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 3 defendants, in Case No. 1320 of 2024, 5^th Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of Organization Cell Front, to the session of 20 January 2026.

Monday, 8 December

• Postponing the retrial of 62 defendants, in Case No. 4662 of 2025, New Cairo Felonies, known in the media as the case of the New Cairo Cell to the session of 2 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 42 defendant, in Case No. 4940 of 2025, New Cairo Felonies, known in the media as the case of the New Cairo Cell to the session of 3 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 7 defendants, in Case No. 19782 of 2024, Nasr City-I Felonies, known in the media as the case of Nasr City Cell to the session of 4 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 36 defendants, in Case No. 413 of 2025, Heliopolis Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Heliopolis Cell to the session of 2 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of the defendants, in Case No. 7434 of 2025, 1^st Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Settlement Cell to the session of 2 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of the defendants, in Case No. 11 of 2025, 5^TH Settlement Felonies known in the media as the case of the Settlement Cell, to the session of 2 February 2026.

Tuesday, 9 December

• Postponing the retrial of 58 defendants, in Case No. 19862 of 2024, 1^st Settlement Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Settlement Cell to the session of 3 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 38 defendants, in Case No. 15044 of 2024, Mataria Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Administrative Structure in the Settlement to the session of 15 February 2026.

Wednesday, 10 December

• Postponing the retrial of 25 defendants, in Case No. 5334 of 2024, October a Felonies, known in the October Cell, as to the session of 16 February 2026.
• postponed the retrial of 44 defendants, in Case No. 10948 of 2024, New Cairo Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Financial Committees to the session of 14 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 63 defendants, in Case No. 15952 of 2024, Mataria Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Mataria Cell, to the session of 15 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 78 defendants, in Case No. 18298 of 2024, Nasr City Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Administrative Structure in the Nasr City to the session of 14 February 2026.
• Postponing the retrial of 38 defendants, in Case No. 6237 of 2025 Nozha Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Nozha Cell, to the session of 15 February 2026.

Saturday, 13 December

• Postponing retrial of 6 defendants, in Case No. 31369 of 2023, El-Marg Felonies, known in the media as the El-Marg Cell case, to the sentencing session on 9 February, 2026.
• Postponing the trial of 87 defendants, in Case No. 17628 of 2024, Nasr City Felonies, known in the media as the Nasr City ISIS Cell case, to the session on 10 February, 2026.
• Postponing the trial of 65 defendants, in Case No. 17628 of 2024, Nasr City Felonies, known in the media as the case of Administrative Structure of the Muslim Brotherhood in Settlement, to the session on 10 February, 2026.

The Economic Misdemeanors Court reserved its verdict in the trial of lawyer Montasser El-Zayat, on charges of insulting a judge during a live broadcast on his personal Facebook page, for a hearing on 28 December, 2025.

VII.        Judicial Rulings:

Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison sentenced defendants to aggravated imprisonment life imprisonment in 2 separate cases:

Saturday, 7 December

• 1 defendant to life imprisonment for a period of several years and placement under police supervision for a similar period in Case No. 838 of 2025, Helwan Felonies, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news and statements.

Tuesday, 9 December

1. 7 defendants to 10 years of aggravated imprisonment, and 3 others were to life imprisonment and placement under police supervision for 5 years in Case No. 338 of 2025, New Cairo Felonies, known in the media as the case of the Administrative Structure in New Cairo.

Legal Comment

The adjourning of the trial of lawyer Montasser El-Zayat for sentencing, following a complaint by a judge accusing him of defamation and slander via Facebook, raises serious concerns about the scope of criminal prosecutions for expressing opinions, especially when it concerns a public matter, as the video in question clearly reveals its lack of any defamatory language.