Summary:
- Considering the renewal of the detention of hundreds of citizens on the grounds of higher state security cases.
- Activist Ahmed Gika continues to be forcibly disappeared and has not been presented to any of the investigative bodies.
- The release of the Suez girl with a financial guarantee after 4 days of pre-trial detention, after she protested in front of the Suez Governorate General Office due to the power outage.
- The Ministry of Interior denies what it described as allegations by pro-Brotherhood channels about the presence of surveillance cameras inside women’s cells in the 10th of Ramadan prisons.
- A republican decision to appoint 57 female judges as chief judges and prosecutors.
- The release of 6 citizens after they were detained for varying periods – pending the notification of the National Security – after the completion of the procedures for their release.
Details
- Arrest and detention (and enforced disappearance)
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
The security forces at the Hihya police station arrested Mohammed Al-Sayed Abdel-Rahim from his home and took him to an unknown destination. He has not yet been presented to any of the investigation authorities.
Thursday 27 July
The family of the activist / Ahmed Hamdi Al-Sayed, known as Ahmed Gika, announced his continued enforced disappearance after he was summoned by the National Security Agency in Shubra Al-Khaimah 45 days ago, and that he was not released or appeared in any of the investigations.
- Prosecution investigations:
- Supreme State Security Prosecution:
The Supreme State Security Prosecution, during the coverage period of the bulletin from July 21 to July 27, 2023, investigated 23 citizens on charges of joining a terrorist group and financing and supplying a terrorist group.
Public Prosecution:
Saturday, July 22, 2023
The Suez Prosecution office interrogated Ola Mostafa Afifi after she was arrested on Friday afternoon in front of the Suez Governorate and accused of gathering without a license because she had raised a banner criticizing the power cuts and the export of gas to “Israel”.
- Rotation:
Thursday 27 July
The Supreme State Security Prosecution interrogated the citizen / Muhammad Kamel Al-Sayed Al-Kafrawi from Al-Sharqia Governorate – after he was rotated after obtaining an acquittal ruling from the Zagazig Misdemeanor Court of Appeal in the July 17, 2023 session – and placed him in pretrial detention on charges of joining a terrorist group and committing a crime of financing and supply.
- Detention renewal:
Saturday, July 22, 2023
The Third Chamber of Terrorism at the Cairo Criminal Court in Badr Prison renewed the detention of dozens of citizens in pretrial detention pending cases No. 759 of 2014, 722 of 2015, 148 of 2017, 700 of 2018, 444 of 2018, 1332 of 2018, 650 of 2019, 1413 of 2019 , 1335 of 2019, 549 of 2020, 867 of 2020, 979 of 2020, 1017 of 2020, 1053 of 2020, 260 of 2021, 484 of 2021, 755 of 2021, 909 of 2021, 911 of 20 21, 912 of 2021, 1984 For the year 2021, 2000 for the year 2021, 2064 for the year 2021, 40 for the year 2022, 93 for the year 2022, 540 for the year 2022, 635 for the year 2022, 1007 for the year 2022, 1020 for the year 2022, 1095 for the year 2022, 1436 for the year 2022, 1635 of 2022, 1752 of 2022 1977 of 2022, 2094 of 2022, 2412 of 2022, 2515 of 2022, 60 of 2023, 258 of 2023, 294 of 2023, 325 of 2023, 330 of 2023, 392 of 2023 Supreme State Security
Monday, July 24, 2023
The same chamber renewed the detention of the defendants held in pretrial detention pending cases No. 623 of 2018, 1358 of 2019, 335 of 2020, 647 of 2020, 383 of 2021, 966 of 2021, 1222 of 2021, 96 of 2022, 400 of 2022, 573 for the year 2022 670 of 2022, 1391 of 2022, 1644 of 2022, 1691 of 2022, 1893 of 2022, 1940 of 2022, 1958 of 2022, 2185 of 2022, 2365 of 2022, 88 of 2023, 145 For the year 2023, 185 for the year 2023, 294 For the year 2023, Supreme State Security.
- Release:
Monday, July 24, 2023
The opposition judge at the Suez Misdemeanor Court decided to release Ola Mostafa Afifi with a financial guarantee, on the grounds of accusing her of gathering after she carried a sign in front of the Suez Governorate Office criticizing the power cuts and the export of gas to “Israel”.
Wed 26 Jul
The Zagazig Criminal Court released (1. Ramy Ibrahim Salah, 2. Muhammad Abdel-Raouf Muhammad, 3. Muhammad Hassan) with a guarantee of their place of residence, because they exceeded the maximum limit of pre-trial detention.
- Set free:
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Security forces in Sharkia governorate released 5 citizens after detaining them outside the framework of the law for a month, pending the completion of procedures for their release issued by the Zagazig Criminal Court on June 27, 2023.
Thursday 27 July
The security forces in Sharkia governorate implemented the decision to release the citizen/ Alaa Abdel-Azim Al-Sayed after detaining him outside the framework of the law for a period of 10 days since the decision was issued in the session of July 17, 2023.
- Trials:
Saturday, July 22, 2023
The Third Chamber of the Cairo Criminal Court postponed the trial of 22 defendants in the case known in the media as the case of restructuring the specific committees of the Brotherhood to the session of August 12, 2023.
Sunday 23 July
The same chamber postponed the trial of 111 defendants in the case known in the media as the Tala’a Hasim terrorist case to the session of September 23, 2023.
Monday 24 July
The same chamber postponed the trial of 14 defendants in the case known in the media as the second Al-Matariyya cell case, to the session of September 25, 2023.
- Judicial rulings:
Monday 24 July 2023
- The Zagazig Misdemeanor Court of Appeal canceled the prison sentences issued against two citizens and again acquitted them of the charges attributed to them, including possession of incitement publications against the state and spreading false news.
- The Zagazig Criminal Court acquitted three citizens from the Abu Hammad Center in the Sharkia Governorate, of the charge attributed to them of joining a terrorist group.
Tuesday 25 July
The Zagazig Criminal Court acquitted the citizen/Yasser Sobhi Al-Ghandour of the charges attributed to him of joining a terrorist group.
Wed 26 Jul
The Department of Terrorism in Derib Negm Misdemeanor Court in Sharkia acquitted 17 citizens from Sharkia Governorate of charges of possession of publications and publishing false news and statements.
Thursday, July 24, 2023
- The Department of Terrorism in the Hihya Misdemeanor Court of Appeal in Sharkia canceled the sentence issued against three citizens, who are (1. Megahid Ahmed Muhammad Ali, 2. Muhammad Ahmed Muhammad Sharif, 3. Muhammad Hassan Ibrahim Hassan) from Kafr Saqr Center, by imprisonment, and the court acquitted them again from what is attributed to them is the accusation of publishing and broadcasting false news and data.
- The Department of Terrorism in the Hihya Misdemeanor Court of Appeal in Sharkia canceled the verdict issued against 9 citizens, who are: Adel Gamil Al-Sadiq Ahmed, 6. Ahmed El-Sayed Mohamed Suleiman, 7. Mohamed Awad Ismail Hassan, 8. Mohamed El-Sayed Abdel-Azim Ali, 9. Ahmed Abdel-Nabi Saad) from the Awlad Saqr Center, by imprisonment and the judiciary again acquitted them of the accusation of publishing and broadcasting false news and data.
- Legislations and decisions:
Saturday, July 22, 2023
The Official Gazette, in its issue No. 28 bis H, published Presidential Decree No. 294 of 2023 appointing a number of female members of the Administrative Prosecution and State Cases Authority as president of category (B) in the courts of first instance, provided that they follow Mr. Mahmoud Muhammad Naguib Ibrahim Salem, and appoint each from the judges of the first instance courts, and the prosecutors of the excellent category, the president of the court of category (B) and the president of the Public Prosecution of category (B), provided that they are following Mrs. Category (B) in the courts of first instance, provided that they are following Mrs. Yusra Ahmed Muhammad Amin Mansour.
- Statements and declarations:
Thursday, July 27, 2023
- The official page of the Ministry of the Interior on Facebook denied what was circulated by some pro-Brotherhood pages on social media regarding the allegation of the death of a person inside a police station in Dakahlia, claiming that he was subjected to abuse.
- The Prime Minister, Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, announced measures to confront the problem of power outages, which were represented in a number of steps, the first of which was the import of additional shipments of diesel fuel, more rationalization of public lighting, and the reduction of working days by working “online” during Sundays of August.
- Prison news:
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
A number of women “pretrial detention” pending political cases and transferred to the Tenth of Ramadan Prison three weeks ago – in written messages to their families that were published on social media – complained about the presence of surveillance cameras inside their cells and their lighting for 24 hours, which they described as a violation of their private lives.
Legal Comment
– In a clear violation of the provisions of the constitution, the law, and the provisions and principles of the Egyptian Court of Cassation, the security forces in the Suez governorate arrested the citizen / Ola Mustafa Afifi while exercising her constitutional right to peaceful expression of opinion, after she raised a banner in front of the Suez Governorate General Court criticizing the power outage crisis for many the governorates of the Arab Republic of Egypt, including the Suez governorate, and the decision to arrest the citizen and refer her to the Public Prosecution and accuse her of gathering and demonstrating without a permit from the competent authorities was in violation of the text of Article No. 65 of the Egyptian Constitution, which stipulates that “freedom of thought and opinion is guaranteed: Every person has the right to express his opinion verbally.” writing, photography, or other means of expression and publication.
The denial statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Interior on its official page on the social networking site Facebook about complaints issued by inmates of the Tenth of Ramadan Prison about the presence of surveillance cameras inside their cells was brief, contenting itself with attributing this news to pages and websites loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is not evidence. Conclusively on the non-existence of these allegations, and the Ministry of Interior must allow an independent committee that includes a member of the National Council for Human Rights and the National Council for Women and representatives of the defense of inmates who are inside the Correction and Rehabilitation Center of the 10th of Ramadan City to move to the prison and enter their cells and inspect them on the ground.
In a clear violation of the personal freedom of citizens, which the constitution considered a basic right that should not be infringed upon, the National Security Forces continued to disappear the activist Ahmed Hamdi Al-Sayed, known as Ahmed Gika, for the 45th day without disclosing his place of detention, allowing him to speak to his lawyer or his family, or presenting him to any of the investigation bodies, after he was summoned to the agency’s headquarters on the thirteenth of June 2023 and detained upon his arrival.