Summary:
State Security investigations continue into 26 citizens on the usual charges of terrorism and spreading false news.
Rotation of citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution.
The release of student/ Mahmoud Mohamed Al Maarouf, known as the “T-shirt detainee” after serving his prison sentence.
The renewal of the pretrial detention of hundreds of citizens by decisions of the terrorism chambers and State Security Prosecution.
Cairo Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber-III rules with convictions and acquittals in several trials.
A presidential decree renewing the assignment of Amr Adel Ali Hosni Ibrahim to carry out the duties of the Chairman of the Administrative Control Authority for one year.
Details
Arrest and Detention (enforced disappearance)
Wednesday, 28 August – Thursday, 29 August
Security forces at the Darb Negm, Faqous and Ibrahimia Police Stations in Sharqia arrested 4 citizens from their homes and took them to an unknown destination, without presenting them to any prosecution body.
Prosecution Investigations
Supreme State Security Prosecution:
Supreme State Security Prosecution interrogated (during the newsletter’s coverage period) 26 citizens, and put them in pretrial detention for joining a terrorist group and financing and supplying a terrorist group.
Public Prosecution:
Thursday, 29 August
Zagazig Prosecution Office in Sharqia investigated both Mohamed Abbas and Attia Mohamed after arresting them from their homes, and placed them in pretrial detention for 15 days on joining a terrorist group and spreading false new.
Rotation Pending New Cases:
Tuesday, 27 August
Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 13 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 Abdul Wahab Ahmed Mohamed Asqar, Abdul Magied Abdullah Abdul Magied, Mahmoud Ibrahim Ebrahim Desouqi, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Mustafa, El Sayed Mohamed El Sayed Zarq, Tamer Ahmed Ali Mekkawi, Mohamed Zidan Awad, Adel Salah, Mohamed Abdel Hamid El Baqri, El Fattah El Sadeq Mohamed Soliman Nafea, Mahfouz Mohamed Abdel Hamid Mekheimar, Hassan Mohamed Ismail, and Mohamed Shaker.
Thursday, 29 August
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. They are Ahmed Abdel Mohsen Abdel Aziz Khalifa, Mohamed Salem Eliwa, Mohamed Fawzi Siam, Anas Hassan El Banna Abdel Wahab, Mohamed Hussein, Abdel Magied Hassanein Abdel Magied, Mahmoud Mohamed Ibrahim Nael, and Abdel Ghaffar Ibrahim Abdel Wahab.
Detention Renewal:
Monday, 26 August
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 662 of 2020, 626 of 2021, 1935 of 2021, 1983 of 2021, 2380 of 2021, 41 of 2022, 325 of 2023, 540 of 2023, 1977 of 2023, 2113 of 2023, 2991 of 2023, 784 of 2024, Supreme State Security.
Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of journalist/ Khaled Mamdouh for 15 days pending investigations into Case No. 1282 of 2024, Supreme State Security.
Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of journalist/ Ramadan Guwaida for 15 days pending investigations into Case No. 1568 of 2024, Supreme State Security.
Sunday, 1 September
Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber, in Sharqia renewed the detention of 21 citizens, 45 days on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements. They are Walid Ahmed Al-Sawi, Tariq Al-Saeed Abdel-Sadeq Al-Awadi, Mahmoud Abdullah Abdel-Karim, Mohamed Al-Saeed Al-Said Khedr, Mohamed Youssef Abdel-Maqsoud Saeed, Hossam Ismail Mohamed Al-Meet, Ramadan Mohamed Ibrahim, and Omar Sobhi Hassan Al-Ghandour. In addition, we have Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Al-Hosseini, Mohamed Saeed Fayyad, Anas Mohamed Abdel-Fattah Al-Nimr, Imran Mohamed Abdel-Moneim Othman, Ahmed Adel Ahmed Abu Al-Einain, and Abdel-Rahman Fawzi Abdel-Hamid Hassan Mihrath. We also have Abdel-Rahman Mahmoud Ahmed Salama Al-Qazzaz, Ahmed Nabil Mohamed Metwally Laila, Hani Attia Hegazi, Alaa Gouda Gawish, Al-Sayed Omar Abu Hashem, Mahmoud Ahmed Abdel-Khaleq, and Mohamed Al-Sayed Abdel-Latif.
Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber, in Sharqia renewed the detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar for 15 days pending investigations into Case No. 1586 of 2024 Supreme State Security on the same charges
Acquittal:
Tuesday, 27 August
Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber in Sharqia decided to acquit Abdullah Ali Attia Hassan with the guarantee of his place of residence for exceeding the maximum limit of pretrial detention.
Wednesday, 28 August
Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber in Sharqia decided to acquit 11 with the guarantee of their place of residence after accepting their appeal against the decision to detain them on bail. They are Raafat Farouk Abdel Hamid, Bakri Abdel Aziz Bakri, Ramadan Hassan Mohamed El-Laqani, Hossam Mohamed Ibrahim, Farag Abdel Azim Mohamed, Bassam Mohamed Fathallah, Amr Ibrahim Abdel Fattah, Abdel Qader Saber Abdel Qader, Mohamed Saeed Abdel Rahman, Lotfi Mahmoud Abdel Latif, and Abdullah El-Said Abdel Fattah Mohamed.
Thursday, 29 August
Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber in Sharqia decided to acquit Ibrahim Mahmoud Morsi with the guarantee of his place of residence for exceeding the maximum limit of pretrial detention.
Release:
Monday, 26 August
The security forces in Cairo released student/ Mahmoud Mohamed, known in the media as the T-shirt detainee, after serving his prison sentence by Cairo Emergency State Security Criminal Court.
Thursday, 29 August
The security forces at Zagazig Police Station in Sharqia released Abdel Rahman Mohamed El Sayed Abdel Ghani El Sabbagh, after completing the procedures for the validity of his release, and receiving the signal from National Security.
The security forces at Mashtoul Al Souq Police Station in Sharqia released Abdullah Mahmoud Abu El Ela, after completing the procedures for the validity of his release, and receiving the signal from National Security.
Trials:
Monday, 26 August
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 1 defendant on charges of joining a terrorist group in Boulaq, to the sentencing session on 25 September 2024.
Judicial Rulings:
Monday, 26 August
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison ruled to punish 1 defendant with 3 years of imprisonment on charges of joining a terrorist group in Boulaq.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison ruled to acquit 1 defendant in the case known in the media as the Zaytoun Cell case.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison ruled to punish 1 defendant with 5 years in prison on charges of joining a terrorist group in Talbia.
The Egyptian Network for Human Rights announced the death of, 22, because of the disastrous detention conditions.
Legislations and decisions:
Tuesday, 27 August
The Official Gazette published Presidential Decree No. 363 of 2024 renewing the assignment of Amr Adel Ali Hosni Ibrahim to carry out the duties of the Chairman of the Administrative Control Authority for one year, starting from 8/30/2024.