Summary:
1. Referring the papers of 4 defendants in the case known as “State of Sudan” to obtain a legal opinion on their execution.
2. The acquittal of Eng. Mamdouh Hamza, from the charge of spreading false news and inciting against the state.
3. The release of Al Karama Party member, Nagwa Khashiya, after one day of interrogation with her and the issuance of a decision to imprison her for 15 days, and the release of 13 other citizens, including journalist Raouf Ebeid.
4. The release of journalist Hassan Al-Qabbani after his arrest and detention for a number of hours without bringing him before any of the investigation authorities.
5. The continuation of renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases and investigations.
6. The rotation of 7 citizens pending new cases in Sharkia governorate, after decisions to release them were issued.
The Newsletter in details
1. Arrest and Detention:
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The security forces from the Hihya police station in Al-Sharqiya governorate arrested the citizen / Muhammad Muhammad Khairy and took him to an unknown destination, and he was not presented to any of the investigation authorities during the coverage period of the bulletin.
2. Prosecution investigations:
Investigations of the Supreme State Security Prosecution:
The Supreme State Security Prosecution, during the period covered by the bulletin from April 25 to May 4, 2023, investigated 48 citizens, accusing them of joining a terrorist group and committing a financing crime, and remanded them in custody pending investigations.
Public Prosecution Investigations:
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Zagazig Prosecution Office interrogated the citizen / Hassan Fathi Hassan, after he appeared from an enforced disappearance that lasted for 30 days, and accused him of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements, and imprisoned him in remand.
3. Rotating in new cases:
Thursday 27th April
1. Zagazig Prosecution Office interrogated the citizen / Samir Abdel-Azim – after he was transferred to a new case after serving a 5-year prison sentence on charges of joining a terrorist group – and remanded him in custody after filing the same accusation.
2. Ibrahimi Center Prosecution office interrogated the citizen/ Abdullah Ali Awad – after he was transferred pending a new case following the issuance of a decision to release him from Zagazig Criminal Court on March 28, 2023 – and imprisoned him on charges of joining a terrorist group.
3. Minya Al-Qamh Prosecution office interrogated three citizens – after they were transferred to a new case following the issuance of a decision to release them from Zagazig Criminal Court on March 19, 2023 – and detained them on charges of joining a terrorist group.
4. Hihya Prosecution office interrogated the citizen / Ali Ahmed Ibrahim Ali Ezz – after he was transferred pending a new case following the issuance of a decision to release him from Zagazig Criminal Court on March 26, 2023 – and imprisoned him on charges of joining a terrorist group.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
The Zagazig Prosecution Office interrogated the citizen / Yasser Antar – after he was transferred to a new case after a decision was issued to release him from the Zagazig Criminal Court on March 28, 2023 – and imprisoned him on charges of joining a terrorist group.
4. Detention Renewal:
Saturday, April 29, 2023
The Second Chamber, Cairo Criminal Court, considered the renewal of the detention of dozens of pretrial detainees in cases No. 311 of 2019, 750 of 2019, 1781 of 2019, 569 of 2020, 865 of 2020, 2380 of 2021, 1020 of 2022, 1576 2022, 1940 of 2022, 1958 of 2022, 2365 of 2022 Supreme State Security.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Third Chamber, Cairo Criminal Court, considered the renewal of the detention of dozens of pretrial detainees in cases No. 759 of 2014, 722 of 2015, 148 of 2017, 316 of 2017, 700 of 2017, 444 of 2018, 1332 of 2018, 1413 of the year 2019, 549 of 2020, 571 of 2020, 864 of 2020, 867 of 2020, 968 of 2020, 979 of 2020, 1053 of 2020, 1107 of 2020, 33 of 2021, 755 of 2021, 878 of the year 2021, 911 of 2021, 1442 of 2021, 2000 of 2021, 2184 of 2021, 2032 of 2021, 2207 of 2021, 2213 of 2021, 2407 of 2021, 93 of 2022, 200 of 2022, 540 of 2022, 633 of the year 2022, 635 of 2022, 1095 of the year 2022, 1564 of 2022, 1645 of 2022, 1910 of 2022, 2031 of 2022, 2094 of 2022
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
The Third Chamber, Cairo Criminal Court, considered the renewal of the detention of dozens of pretrial detainees in cases No. 977 of 2017, 1823 of 2019, 936 of 2021, 1624 of 2021, 2055 of 2021, 2215 of 2021, 5 of 2022, 200 of 2022. 1635 of 2022, 1644 of 2022, 1893 of 2022, 2032 of 2022, 2185 of 2022 Supreme State Security.
5. Release:
April 30, 2023
The Supreme State Security Prosecution released journalist Raouf Ebeid on guarantee of his place of residence in Case No. 670 of 2022 Supreme State Security, and 6 citizens with guarantee of their place of residence in Case No. 2094 of 2022 Supreme State Security, two citizens are released under the guarantee their place of residence in Case No. 95 of 2023 Supreme State Security, three citizens under guarantee their place of residence in Case No. 184 of 2023 for the security of a higher state and one citizen under guarantee his place of residence in Case No. 325 of 2023 Supreme State Security.
Wednesday, May 3
The Supreme State Security Prosecution released the citizen, Nagwa Khashaba, with a guarantee of her place of residence, after one day of interrogation with her in Case No. 744 of 2023, Supreme State Security.
6. Setting free
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Security forces set journalist Hassan al-Qabbani free after a security force arrested him from his home at dawn, took him to Dokki police station, and detained him for several hours without presenting him to any of the investigation authorities.
7. Trials:
Wednesday 26th April
The Third Chamber of Terrorism in the Cairo Criminal Court postponed the trial of 73 defendants in the case known in the media as the terrorist assembly cell case, to the session of June 25, 2023.
Sunday 30th April
1. The Terrorism Chamber in the Belbeis Misdemeanor Court in Al-Sharqiya Governorate postponed the trial of citizens / Hassan Ibrahim Al-Dasouki, Ali Muhammad Ali Al-Hosari in Case No. 9369 of 2023, Minya Al-Qamh Misdemeanor, on charges of publishing false news, to session 5/7/2023, in order to attend from their prison.
2. The Terrorism Chamber in the Belbeis Misdemeanor Court in the Sharkia Governorate postponed the trial of the citizens/ Muhammad Ali Abdulaziz Ahmed, Massaad Attia Al-Hadi Attia in Case No. 7558 of 2023 Minya Al-Qamh Misdemeanor on charges of spreading false news to the session 7/5/2023 for their presence from their prison.
3. The Terrorism Chamber in the Belbeis Misdemeanor Court in Al-Sharqiya Governorate postponed the trial of the citizens/ Mustafa Saad Salah Abdel-Moneim, in Case No. 7640 of 2023 Minya Al-Qamh Misdemeanor on charges of publishing false news to session 5/7/2023 in order to attend from their prison.
4. The Terrorism Chamber in the Belbeis Misdemeanor Court in Al-Sharqiya Governorate postponed the trial of the citizen / Saeed Galal Saeed Muhammad in Case No. 9019 of 2023, Minya Al-Qamh Misdemeanor, on charges of spreading false news, to session 5/7/2023 for the presence of those in prison.
8. Judicial decisions:
Wednesday 26th April
The Third Chamber ruled on terrorism in the Cairo Criminal Court to refer the papers of 4 defendants to the Grand Mufti of the Republic to obtain a legal opinion on their execution in the case known in the media as the case of the terrorist cell of the Sudan State.
Thursday 27th April
1. The Terrorism Chamber of the Hihya Misdemeanor Court sentenced 4 citizens to three months in prison on charges of promoting the purposes of a terrorist group and possessing publications that incite against the state.
Saturday 29th April
2. The Second Chamber ruled on terrorism in the Cairo Criminal Court, penalizing 5 defendants with life imprisonment and placing them under police supervision for a period of 5 years in the case known in the media as the Tala’i Hasm II case, and punishing one defendant in the case known in the media as the case of storming the Tabbin Police Station, with 7 years in prison and a fine shared with the rest of the defendants, of an amount of 10 million pounds.
Tuesday, May 2nd
The Third Chamber of Terrorism in the Cairo Criminal Court acquitted the engineer, Mamdouh Hamza, of being accused of spreading false news and statements and inciting against the Egyptian state.
9. Statements and declarations:
Thursday, April 27, 2023
The Public Prosecution published a statement on its official page on the social networking site Facebook, regarding its decision to imprison three citizens who assaulted and harassed a foreign tourist in the downtown area.
Legal Comment
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The decision of the Supreme State Security Prosecution to release the citizen/ Nagwa Khashaba, a member of the Karama Party, came after one day of interrogation with her and the issuance of a decision to imprison her for 15 days in Case No. 744 of 2023 in conjunction with the first session of the National Dialogue, although it was a positive decision, given that the origin is always freedom, however, confirms something and a negative indicator, which is that the first and last control over citizens’ destinies and freedoms is “personal mood and whims” by individuals who have nothing to do with the judiciary, not the law and evidence.
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The Third Circuit Court of Terror acquitted Eng. Mamdouh Hamza on the grounds of his accusation of spreading news and incitement against the state, on the grounds of publishing a post on the social networking site “Twitter” in 2017 addressed to the people of Warraq Island, demanding their adherence to their lands, to bring down the curtain on a series of violations and harassment that he was subjected to. For a number of years, it began with submitting a number of communications against him, then referring him to the Emergency State Security Criminal Court, and a ruling was issued in October 2020, imprisoning him for 6 months, including him on lists of terrorist entities, and including him on waiting lists, before he submitted a grievance to the military governor for not approving the verdict and retrying him again.
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In conjunction with the first session of the National Dialogue, the citizens were surprised by the fact that the Automatic Pricing Committee for Petroleum Products in the Ministry of Petroleum applied a new increase in the price of a liter of diesel and raised it by one pound per liter, which resulted in an increase in the prices of services and extended to an expected rise in the prices of commodities, which will constitute an additional burden on the shoulders of citizens.
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Arbitrary and unfair rulings continued to be issued in trials that lack the simplest rules and principles of a fair and equitable trial, foremost of which is the principle of public trials, which allows the people to monitor the rulings issued in his name by referring the papers of four defendants to the Mufti of the Republic to take a legal opinion on their execution in the case known in the media as the case of the Sudan State Terrorist Cell.