Summary:
State Security investigations continue into 57 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news.
Rotation of 14 citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, after the disruption of procedures for their release.
The continuation of detention of activist Mahmoud Hussein, “the T-shirt detainee,” who was released at the Khanka Police Department since 24 April 2024.
Cairo Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber continues non-stop to renew the pretrial detention of hundreds of citizens in State Security cases.
Ministry of Interior issues a statement commenting on the killing of a man holding foreign nationality in Alexandria, describing the act as a criminal incident.
Details
Arrest and Detention (enforced disappearance)
Thursday, 9 May
Security forces at the Kafr Saqr Police Station in Sharqia arrested both Al-Sayed Shehata and Ahmed Ismail, from their homes and took them to an unknown destination, without presenting them to any prosecution body.
Friday, 10 May
Khanka Police Station continues to detain activist Mahmoud Hussein, “the T-shirt detainee,” since 24 April 2024, despite him paying the L.E. 10,000 bail. This detention outside is the framework of the law.
Prosecution Investigations
Supreme State Security Prosecution:
Supreme State Security Prosecution interrogated (during the newsletter’s coverage period) 57 citizens, and put them in pretrial detention for joining a terrorist group and financing and supplying a terrorist group.
Rotation Pending New Cases:
Tuesday, 7 May
South Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 6 citizens after disrupting the procedures for their release, and placed them in pretrial detention on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news. They are Khaled Mohammadi Hassan, Mohamed Saleh Mohamed Saleh, Hamad Abdel-Al Abu Hashem, Adel Ahmed Bandari Ahmed, Ayman Mohamed Fouad, and Amr Mohamed Mahdi.
Wednesday, 8 May
South Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigating both Ahmed Shahbour Fahmy Ali Aiad and Ahmed Gomaa Mahmoud after remanding them in a new case on the same charges.
Thursday, May 9
South Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 6 citizens, after placing them in a new case on the same charges, and decided to detain them again pending investigations.
Detention Renewal:
Tuesday, 7 May
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, in Badr Prison heard detention renewal sessions for dozens of citizens held in pre-trial detention pending cases. Cases No. are 977 of 2017, 977 of 2017, 1823 of 2019, 460 of 2020, 517 of 2020, 571 of 2020, 33 of 2021, 657 of 2021, 912 of 2021, 936 of 2021, 14 13 of 2021, 1624 of 2021, 1984 of 2021, 2207 of 2021, 2313 of 2021, 40 of 2022, 1020 of 2022, 1473 of 2022, 1650 of 2022, 1752 of 2022, 1977 of 2022, 2154 of 2022, 2 183 of 2022, 85 of 2023, 95 of 2023, 184 of 2023, 191 of 2023, 333 of 2023, 440 of 2023, 453 of 2023, 508 of 2023, 716 of 2023, 1223 of 2023, 1582 of 2023, 1976 of 2023, 1978 of 2023, 2152 of 2023, 2284 of 2023, 2772 of 2023, 3277 of 2023, Supreme State Security.
Wednesday, 9 May
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, in Badr Prison heard detention renewal sessions for dozens of citizens held in pre-trial detention pending cases. Cases numbers are 864 of 2020, 968 of 2020, 484 of 2021, 878 of 2021, 900 of 2021, 909 of 2021, 2032 of 2021, 2213 of 2021, 2285 of 2021, 2407 of 2021 2544 of 2021, 93 of 2022, 96 of 2022, 633 of 2022, 1564 of 2022, 1635 of 2022, 1958 of 2022, 2031 of 2022, 2184 of 2022, 86 of 2023, 203 of 2023, 330 of 2023, 352 L Of 2023, 392 of 2023, 641 of 2023, 2064 of 2023, 2123 of 2023, 2153 of 2023, 2154 of 2023, 2194 of 2023, 2365 of 2023, 2388 of 2023, 2635 of 2023, 2903 of 2023, 3226 L Year 2023, 3459 of 2023, Supreme State Security.
Saturday, 12 May
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, in Badr Prison heard detention renewal sessions for dozens of citizens held in pre-trial detention pending cases. Cases numbers are 867 of 2005, 471 of 2017, 1331 of 2018, 563 of 2019, 1780 of 2019, 58 of 2020, 502 of 2020, 534 of 2020, 558 of 2020, 730 of 2020, 7 86 of 2020, 1056 of 2020, 590 of 2021, 620 of 2021, 656 of 2021, 1690 of 2021, 2714 of 2021, 2739 of 2021, 5 of 2022, 305 of 2022, 1633 of 2022, 1654 of 2022, 2069 for of 2022, 2182 of 2022, 524 of 2023, 717 of 2023, 1301 of 2023, 1973 of 2023, 2063 of 2023 including journalist writer Muhammad Saad Khattab, 2203 of 2023, 2527 of 2023, 3387 of 2023, Supreme State Security.
Release:
Wednesday, 8 May
The security forces at Darb Negm Police Station in Sharqia released Salah al-Din Ismail after completing the procedures for the validity of his release by Zagazig Criminal Court, at the beginning of last April.
Thursday, 9 May
The security forces at 10th of Ramadan Police Station-II in Sharqia released Nagi Muhammad Abdel Qader and Jamal Al Shahat Zaki, after completing the procedures for the validity of his release by Zagazig Criminal Court last March.
Trials:
Tuesday, 7 May
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber –I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 1 defendant in the case known in the media as 2nd Rafah Massacre Case to the sentencing session on 23 June 2024.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber –I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 2 defendants in the case known in the media as The Rabia Al Adawia sit-in dispersal case to the session on 20 August 2024.
Saturday, 11 May
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the trail of 35 defendants, in the case known in the media as the case of currency trafficking and harming the Egyptian economy to the sentencing session on 10 June 2024.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the trail of 1 defendant, in the case known in the media as the case of the events of the storming of the Kerdassa Center to the sentencing session on 29 May 2024.
Statements:
Wednesday, 8 May
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior published, through its official Facebook page, a statement about the incident of shooting at an Israeli citizen in Alexandria, describing the incident as a criminal attack against a Canadian businessman who resides in the country permanently
Prison news:
Friday, 9 May
The death of detainee Sharaf Muhammad Othman in his prison cell in Badr Prison-I, after his health condition deteriorated suffering from cancer.
Saturday, 11 May
The death of Zuhri Ibrahim Abdel Karim Mubarak Al-Khouli in his prison cell in Menia Maximum Security Prison, after his health condition deteriorated suffering from prostate cancer.
Legal Comment
The Khanka Police Department continues to detain activist Mahmoud Hussein, “the T-shirt detainee,” since 24 April 2024, despite him paying the L.E. 10,000 bail. This is in implementation of the decision by Cairo Criminal Court to release him pending retrial in the case in which he was convicted in absentia, in violation of all provisions of the constitution and the law. This detention is an intentional violation of the law, raising the question: Is it possible for citizens to respect the law in the absence of respect for it by those enforcing it?