Summary:
Cairo Court of Appeal has new criminal chambers.
State Security investigations continue into 25 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
Harsh sentences continues against citizens on terrorism charges.
Release of 7 citizens after completing their release procedures and arrival of the National Security signal.
Cairo Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber continues non-stop to renew the pretrial detention of hundreds of citizens in State Security cases.
New statements from the prosecution regarding visits by its members to inspect prisons.
Details
Prosecution Investigations
Supreme State Security Prosecution:
Supreme State Security Prosecution interrogated (during the newsletter’s coverage period) 25 citizens, and put them in pretrial detention for joining a terrorist group and financing and supplying a terrorist group.
Public Prosecution:
Monday, 14 October
Darb Negm Prosecution Office in Sharqia investigated Mahmoud Gamal Metwally after arresting him from his home, and accused him of joining a terrorist group and spreading false new.
Wednesday, 16 October
Abo Hammad Prosecution Office in Sharqia investigated both Said Gab Allah Salama and Mohamed Al-Said Gab Allah Salama, after arresting them from their homes, enforcedly disappearing them for 40 days, and then accused them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false new.
Rotation Pending New Cases:
Monday, 14 October, Tuesday 15 October, Wednesday, 16 October
Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 14 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:
Monday, 14 October
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, in Badr Prison heard detention renewal sessions for dozens of citizens held in pre-trial detention pending cases. Case Nos. are 563 of 2020, 566 of 2020, 575 of 2020, 880 of 2020, 955 of 2020 including photojournalist Hamdi Al-Zaim, 1018 of 2020, 1058 of 2020, 1196 of 2020, 65 of 2021 including activist Nermeen Hussein, 984 of 2021, 2121 of 2021, 2174 of 2021, 2581 of 2021, 330 of 2022, 1576 of 2022, 1940 of 2022, 88 of 2023, 585 of 2023, 860 of 2023, and 1233 of 2023, Supreme State Security.
Release:
Tuesday 15 October, Wednesday, 16 October
The security forces in Sharqia released 7 citizens, after completing the procedures for the validity of his release and arrival of the National Security signal.
Trials:
Monday, 14 October
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 111 defendants in the case known in the media as Tala’i Hasm terrorist case to the session on 23 November 2024.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the trail of 1 defendant, in the case known in the media as Abu Al-Numros case to the session on November 2024.
Tuesday, 15 October
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the trail of 1 defendant, in the case known in the media as Ramses Incidents to the session on 15 November 2024.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison postponed the trail of — defendants, in the case known in the media as Mataria Incidents cell to the session on 12 November 2024.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison reviewed the first session of the trail of 46 defendants, in the case known in the media as the case of Agouza 2nd Terrorist Cell to the session in 25 November 2024.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 2 defendants in the case known in the media as Qena ISIS case to the session on 24 November 2024.
Wednesday, 16 October
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 2 defendants in the case known in the media as Atfeeh Incidents case to the session on 30 October 2024.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the first session of the trial of 41defendants in the case known in the media as the Nozha terrorist cell case to the session on 7 December
Saturday, 19 October
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber–I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 22 defendants in the case known in the media as the administrative structure of the Muslim Brotherhood case to the session on 14 December 2024.
Judicial Rulings:
Monday, 14 October
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, court of appeals, held in Badr Prison ruled to punish 1 defendant with 15 years of aggravated imprisonment in the case known in the media A Imbaba Violent case.
Tuesday, 15 October
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison ruled to punish 1 defendant with 15 years of aggravated imprisonment in the case known in the media as the Suez Terrorist Cell case.
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held in Badr Prison ruled to punish 1 defendant with 10 years of aggravated imprisonment in the case known in the media as the Shorouk Terrorist Cell Case.
Statements:
Wednesday, 16 October
The Egyptian Public Prosecution published a statement on Facebook about a visit by a team from the Public Prosecution to the prisons of 10th of Ramadan- III and Burg Al Arab I and III on Monday 14 October. The visit comes within the framework of the Public Prosecutor’s directives to inspect prison headquarters and police stations.
Legislations and decisions:
Tuesday, 15 October
The Egyptian Gazette published in its issue No. 227 the decision of the Minister of Justice No. 6049 of 2024. The decision is to establish 6 first-degree criminal chambers at the Cairo Court of Appeal, at the headquarters of the South Banha Primary Court, in Shubra El-Kheima. The chambers are for examining the cases of the Warraq and Abu El-Numros, police stations and centers of Giza, Kerdassa and Dokki.
Legal Comment
The State Security Prosecution continues, in full swing, in expanding the application of the provisions of the Terrorism Law, with its provisions that violate the principles of criminalization and the Constitution. During the current week, the Supreme State Security Prosecution investigated 25 citizens on terrorism charges, depending on investigation reports from National Security officers.
After the investigation sessions ended, the prosecution decided to detain all of them for 15 days pending investigation.
The Egyptian security forces in Sharqia released 7 citizens, after completing their release procedures, without putting them through to the curse of rotation against many political prisoners, especially in Sharqia.
This shows a glimmer of hope towards prevailing reason and logic and applying the provisions of the law over the spirit of revenge against members of the National Security Agency before citizens..