Summary:

1. Supreme State Security Prosecution released Sameh Abu Arayes, one of the founders of the Sons of Mubarak Movement, on bail after he had published a post on X platform criticizing Saudi Arabia.
2. Public Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 3 citizens after they reappeared from different periods of enforced disappearance and then remanded them in custody on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements.
3. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison continues the trials of hundreds of citizens, including journalist Tawfiq Ghanem, in cases referred by the Supreme State Security Prosecution.
4. Renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases.
5. Overturning the sentence of imprisonment against Kamal El-Shazly’s sons on charges of illicit gains and returning the case files to the Public Prosecution.
6. Death of citizen Tamer Hosni Abdel Hamid Desouqi in Menia Prison Hospital after his health deterioration due to heart failure.

Details

I.                Prosecution Investigations:

• Public Prosecution:

Sunday, 10 August

• 10^th of Ramadan Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Bilal Ahmed Refaat after arresting him from his home and putting him in 25 days enforced disappearance, and then accused him of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements placing him in pretrial detention.

Wednesday, 13 August

1. Zagazig Station Prosecution in Sharqia investigated both Saber Mohamed Arafa and Saber Attia Ibrahim after arresting them from their homes, putting them in 11 days enforced disappearance, accusing them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements and then placing them in pretrial detention.

II.             Rotation

Tuesday, 12 August

• Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 3citizens following the obstruction of his release procedures, on charges of joining a terrorist group, spreading false news and statements, and was placed in pretrial detention. They are Ahmed Salah Al-Hawi, Hassan Tariq Orabi, and Mohamed Basyouni.

III.           Detention Renewal:

Sunday, 10 August

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -II, held at Badr Prison considered a session to renew the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases Nos. 205 of 2015, 1365 of 2018, 1530 of 2019, 621 of 2020, 440 of 2022, 1564 of 2022, 2064 of 2023, 3226 of 2023, 3620 of 2023, 165 of 2024 including activist Ahmed Hamdy, known as “Gika”; 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, journalist Sayed Saber, 6672 of 2024, 7278 of 2024, 3 of 2025, 849 of 2025, 925 of 2025, 1125 of 2025, 1126 of 2025, 1127 of 2025, 1518 of 2025, 1601 of 2025, 1603 of 2025, 1773 of 2025, Supreme State Security.

Monday, 11 August

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -II, held at Badr Prison considered a session to renew the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases Nos. 915 of 2021, 2174 of 2021, 2135 of 2022, 2152 of 2023, 2464 of 2023, 281 of 2024, 665 of 2024, 2490 of 2024, 3434 of 2024, 924 of 2025, Supreme State Security.

IV.          Acquittal:

Tuesday, 12 August

• Mansoura Misdemeanor Appeals Court in Daqahlia accepted the appeal from Emad Aziz Shehata Ebeid on a bail of EGP 2,000, and rejected the appeal from Public Prosecution in Case No. 7308 of 2025, Mansoura Misdemeanor-II, on charges of publishing false news and statements.
• Supreme State Security Prosecution in Cairo released citizen Sameh Abu Arayes, founder of the Sons of Mubarak Movement, on bail in Case No. 5901 of 2025, Supreme State Security.

V.             Trials:

Sunday, 10 August

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 46 defendants, in Case No. 14874 of 2024, Agouza Felonies, known as the case of Agouza 2^nd Cell to the session of 14 October 2025.
2. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 29 defendants, in Case No. 47 of 2025, known as the case of the Administrative Structure in Nozha to the session of 25 October 2025.
3. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 9 defendants, in Case No. 713 of 2025, Mataria Felonies, known as the case of Mataria Cell to the session of 26 October 2025.
4. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 5 defendants, in the case known in the media as the case of the Media Cell to the session of 14 September 2025.

Monday, 11 August

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 6 defendants, in Case No. 13052 of 2022, Agouza Felonies, known as the case of Agouza Cell to the session of 13 September 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of the defendants including Journalist Tawfik Ghanem, in Case No. 238 of 2021 Supreme State Security, registered as No. 18599 of 2024 Nasr City-I, to the session of 29 October 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of the defendants, in Case No. 66 of 2020 State Security, registered as No. 785 of 2025, Maad, to the session of 28 October 2025, due to the inability of the defendants to attend.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of the defendants, in Case No 1987 of 2021 State Security, registered as No. 19855 of 2024 Nasr City-I, to the session of 29 October 202, for the Public Prosecution plead.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of the defendants, in Case No 2055 of 2020, State Security Case, registered under No. 14405 of 2024, 5^th Settlement, to the session of 27 October 2025, to hear the prosecution witnesses.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of the defendants, in Case No. 365 of 2025, State Security Case, registered as No. 1340 of 2025, Haram Felonies, to the session of 29 October 2025, to hear the prosecution witnesses.

Saturday, 16 August

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 6 defendants, in Case No. 8409 of 2025, Bassateen Felonies, known in the media as the case of Bassateen Cell.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 53 defendants, in Case No. 6693 of 2024, Qattamia Felonies, known in the media as the case of Qattamia Cell.

VI.          Judicial Rulings:

Monday, 11 August

• Cairo Criminal Court of Appeals ruled to overturn the ruling by Cairo Criminal Court against Moataz, Mohamed, and Mona El-Shazli, the children of Kamal El-Shazli, former Minister of State for People Assembly and Shura Council Affairs under former President Hosni Mubarak, to 1-year imprisonment for illicit gains. The court ruled to dismiss the case because it was filed in a manner not prescribed by law, and the case was returned to the Public Prosecution Office for further action..

VII.        Prison News:

Monday, 11 August

• Tamer Hosni Abdel Hamid Dasuki, a citizen serving a life sentence in the case known in the media as the Giza Terrorist Cell case, died in Menia Prison Hospital after his health deteriorated due to heart failure.