Summary:
State Security investigations continue into 35 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news.
Rotation of 24 citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, after the disruption of procedures for their release.
Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber releases 14 citizens for exceeding the maximum limit of pretrial detention
Cairo Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber continues non-stop to renew the pretrial detention of hundreds of citizens in State Security cases.
Cairo Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber refers the papers of 2 defendants to the Mufti of the Republic in the ISIS Kerdassa case.
Details
Arrest and Detention (enforced disappearance)
Thursday, 23 May
Security forces at the 10th of Ramadan Police Station in Sharqia arrested Sami Elwan, Amr Sami Elwan, and Muhammad Sami Elwan, without presenting them to any prosecution body.
Saturday, 25 May
Security forces at the Kafr Saqr Police Station in Sharqia arrested Al-Said Abdel Wahid, without presenting him to any prosecution body.
Prosecution Investigations
Supreme State Security Prosecution:
Supreme State Security Prosecution investigated (during the newsletter’s coverage period) 35 citizens, and put them in pretrial detention for joining a terrorist group and financing and supplying a terrorist group.
Public Prosecution:
Tuesday, 21 May
Hahia Prosecution Office in Sharqia investigated Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Qadi, after arresting him from his home, and accused him of joining a terrorist group and spreading false new.
Thursday, 23 May
Belbeis Prosecution Office in Sharqia investigated Amr al-Said Hammam, after arresting him from his home and putting him in 22 days of enforced disappearance, and then accused him of joining a terrorist group and spreading false new.
10th of Ramadan Prosecution Office in Sharqia investigated 3 citizens, after arresting him from his home, and accused him of joining a terrorist group and spreading false new. They are Amr Ahmed Refaat, Islam Al-Sayed Rateb, and Ammar Hisham Ali.
Saturday, 25 May
Belbeis Prosecution Office in Sharqia investigated Muhammad al-Said Sokar and Moaz Ahmed Hosni, after arresting them from their homes and putting them in 7 days of enforced disappearance, and then accused them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false new.
10th of Ramadan Prosecution Office in Sharqia investigated Mohamed Mohammed Abdel Moneim, after arresting him from his home, and accused him of joining a terrorist group and spreading false new.
Rotation Pending New Cases:
Tuesday, 21 May
Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 5 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 Ahmed Abdel Aziz Qutb, Kamal Al-Sayyed Abdel-Gawad, Reda Ibrahim Abdel-Baqi Abu Al-Oyoun, Wessam Abdel Hamid Mahmoud, and Okasha Abdallah Muhammad.
Wednesday, 22 May
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 Ibrahim Al-Said El-Said El-Maghrabi, Reda El-Saeed Kamel Mansour, El-Shabrawi Mohamed Abdel-Wadoud Ahmed, Mohamed Mohammed Mahmoud Hassan Akl, Ahmed Rizq Mohamed Attia, and Reda Amin Mohamed.
Thursday, 23 May
Kafr Saqr Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Ahmed Youssef Wasfi after disrupting the procedures for his release, and placed him in pretrial detention on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news.
Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 4 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 Muhammad Ibrahim Harb, Ahmed Jamal Al-Baiiadi, Ashraf Rabie Abdel-Zaher, and Muhammad Sami Muhammad.
Saturday, 25 May
Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 8 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.
Detention Renewal:
Tuesday, 21 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 No. are 759 of 2014, 722 of 2015, 700 of 2017, 1332 of 2018, 1365 of 2018, 1739 of 2018, 650 of 2019, 1413 of 2019, 549 of 2020, 647 of 2020 867 of 2020, 979 of 2020, 1053 of 2020, 1107 of 2020, 484 of 2021, 755 of 2021, 883 of 2021, 909 of 2021, 911 of 2021, 2000 of 2021, 93 of 2022, 96 of 2022, 200 of 20 22, 400 of 2022, 540 of 2022, 635 of 2022, 1095 of 2022, 1691 of 2022, 2094 of 2022, 2365 of 2022, 2515 of 2022, 2723 of 2022, 1 of 2023, 60 of 2023, 145 of 2023, 165 of 2023, 203 of 2023, 258 of 2023, 294 of 2023, 440 of 2023, 931 of 2023, 1160 of 2023, 1816 of 2023, 2464 of 2023, 2526 of 2023, 2992 of 2023, 2326 of 2023, 36 15 of 2023, Supreme State Security.
Wednesday, 22 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 No. are 205 of 2015, 630 of 2017, 977 of 2017, 623 of 2018, 706 of 2019, 1358 of 2019, 535 of 2020, 970 of 2020, 1054 of 2020, 1108 of 2020, 883 of 2021, 966 of 2021, 1000 of 2021, 573 of 2022, 1635 of 2022, 1893 of 2022, 1940 of 2022, 191 of 2023, 508 of 2023, 744 of 2023, 1233 of 2023, 2152 of 2023, 215 3 of 2023, 2369 of 2023, 2901 of 2023, 2902 of 2023, 3620 of 2023, 3388 of 2023, Supreme State Security.
Thursday, 26 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 1480 of 2018, 311 of 2019, 750 of 2019, 467 of 2020, 585 of 2020, 1055 of 2020, 628 of 2021, 1987 of 2021, 1007 of 2022, 1540 of 202 2, 1645 of 2022, 2070 of 2022, 422 of 2023, 424 of 2023, 718 of 2023, 2064 of 2023, 2390 of 2023, 2903 of 2023, 166 of 2024, Supreme State Security.
Acquittal:
Saturday, 25 May
Zagazig Criminal Court in Sharqia decided to acquit 14 citizens with the guarantee of their residence, for exceeding the maximum limit of pretrial detention. They are Ahmed Muhammad Mustafa, Abu Ubaida Adel Muhammad Al-Hadi, Saeed Nabil Shaker Abdel Shakur, Abdel Rahman Muhammad Abdel Azim, Muhammad Saber Iraqi, Islam Fawzi Ahmed Hassanein, Sabri Ahmed Abdel Salam, Ahmed Zachariah Muhammad Al-Sayyad, Abdel Rahman Ahmed Khalil Al-Masri, Muhammad Rabie Muhammad Al-Said, Ammar Muhammad Ibrahim Bayoumi, Ahmed Muhammad Al-Sayed, Ismail Mamdouh Radi, and Muhammad Mahmoud Ibrahim Khalil.
Release:
Monday, 20 May
The security forces at 10th of Ramadan Police Station-III in Sharqia released Magdi Khazbak after completing the procedures for the validity of his release by Zagazig Criminal Court.
Trials:
Tuesday 21 May
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber –I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 4 defendants in the case known in the media as October ISIS cell case to the session on 4 August 2024.
Saturday, 25 May
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the trail of 1 defendant, in the case known in the media as Marriott Cell to the session on 29 July 2024.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the trail of 14 defendants, in the case known in the media as 3rd Marg Cell to the session on 8 June 2024.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber –II, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 4 defendants in the case known in the media as Omrania ISIS cell case to the on 11 June 2024.
Sunday, 26 May
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber –III, held in Badr Prison ruled to refer the case documents of 2 of 6 defendants to the grand Mufti in the case known in the media as Kerdassa ISIS cell case to the sentencing session on 29 July 2024.
Judicial Rulings:
Wednesday, 22 May
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber –I, held in Badr Prison, ruled to punish 1 defendant with 15 years aggravated imprisonment in the case known in the media as the Mataria Incidents Case.
Legal Comment
Supreme State Security Prosecution especially in Sharqia continues investigating citizens who appear after various periods of enforced disappearance. The prosecution charges them with joining a terrorist group, financing, and supplying a terrorist group. Prosecution investigated (during the newsletter’s coverage period) 35 citizens who include arrests and appearances from varying periods of disappearance.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, in Badr Prison, continued to renew the pretrial detention decisions without any fair investigation from the Public Prosecution, relying on the investigation reports by National Security Sector officers, which are considered by the State Security Prosecution, despite the Court of Cassation’s rejection in many of its rulings.