Summary:
Postponing the appeal of activist Mohamed Adel to count his pretrial detention period as part of the sentence.
State Security investigations continue into 27 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news, including human rights lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim.
Rotation of 7 citizens from Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution.
Renewal of the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases.
State Security Prosecution refers several frozen cases to the Cairo Court of Appeal to determine their chambers and sessions.
Details
Arrest and detention:
Saturday, 16 November
Security forces at Cairo Airport arrested Ms. Eman Abdel-Wahab and referred her to the Zagazig General Prosecution to take legal action against an in absentia ruling with hard labor, against her .
Prosecution Investigations
Supreme State Security Prosecution:
Supreme State Security Prosecution interrogated (during the newsletter’s coverage period) 27 citizens and put them in pretrial detention for joining a terrorist group and financing and supplying a terrorist group.
Rotation Pending New Cases:
Saturday, 16 November
State Security Prosecution in Cairo investigated human rights lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim, after rotating her in Case No. 800 of 2019, Supreme State Security.
Detention Renewal:
Sunday, 17 November
Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Engineer/ Yehia Hussein Abdel Hadi for 15 days pending investigations into Case No. 3916 of 2024 on charges of joining a terrorist group and publishing false news and statements.
Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of 6 citizens for 15 days pending investigations into Case No. 3434 of 2024 State Security, known as the case of the Dignity Revolution, on charges of joining a terrorist group and publishing false news and statements.
Monday, 18 November
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 on charges of joining a terrorist group and publishing false news and statements.
Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of journalist Ahmed Bayoumi for 15 days pending investigations into Case No. 5054 of 2024 Supreme State Security on charges of joining a terrorist group and publishing false news and statements.
Tuesday, 19 November
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 205 of 2015, 647 of 2020, 883 of 2021, 2397 of 2021, 2467 of 2021, 2976 of 2021, 400 of 2022, 583 of 2022, 1691 of 2022, 145 of 2023, 294 of 2023, 1160 of 2023, 1470 of 2023, 2124 of 2023, 2154 of 2023, 2464 of 2023, 3388 of 2023, 3620 of 2023, 717 of 2024, 952 of 2024, 1282 of 2024, 1408 of 2024, 2801 of 2024, 2807 of 2024, 2810 of 2024, Supreme State Security.
Wednesday, 20 November
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 376 of 2012, 1781 of 2019, 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 Nermin Hussein, 984 of 2021, 2121 of 2021, 2174 of 2021, 2175 of 2021, 2581 of 2021, 330 of 2022. 1576 of 2022, 1940 of 2022, 88 of 2023, 585 of 2023, 860 of 2023, 1233 of 2023, Supreme State Security.
Acquittal:
Wednesday, 20 November
Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber in Sharqia, decided to accept the appeal by citizen Tariq Ahmed Sayed Imam, against the decision to detain him in custody, and then ordered his release on the guarantee of his place of residence.
Trials:
Monday, 18 November
Administrative Judiciary in Mansoura postpones the appeal by the defense and family of activist Mohamed Adel, against the decision to implement the sentence in Case No. 2981 of 2023, Aga Misdemeanors, without calculating the period of pretrial detention that exceeded three years, to the session of 2 December , 2024.
Tuesday, 19 November
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 1 defendant accused of joining ISIS, in Case No. 11971 of 2022, Bulaq Criminal Court, to the session of 5 January 2024.
Thursday, 21 November
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the trial of 1 defendant in Case No. 10832 of 2024, Omrania Felonies, on charges of joining a terrorist group, to the session on 15 December 2024.
Saturday, 23 November
Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the trial of 111 defendants in case No. 31947 of 2023, Marg Criminal Court, known in the media as the Case of Talae’e Hasm.
Actions of the Investigative Judges:
During the Whole Week
State Security Prosecution and investigating judges, in continuation of an approach that began in the past few months, referred a number of frozen cases, including cases 2380 of 2021, and 2976 of 2021, Supreme State Security, to the Cairo Court of Appeal to designate a terrorism chamber to consider them..
Legal Comment
Lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim, known for her defense of human rights cases, has spent six years between a five-year prison sentence by Cairo Criminal Court in the case known in the media as the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms case, as well as thirteen months in pretrial detention pending case No. 730 of 2020 without a trial after rotation.
However, the Supreme State Security Prosecution was not satisfied with that period and her continued detention pending the case to which she was rotated. It summoned her on 17 November to face a new investigation into the case.
A development that raises questions about targeting human rights figures, which is disregarding the law, as well as a clear message to intimidate anyone who works in human rights or expresses an opposing opinion.
The State Security Prosecution referral of many old frozen cases raises doubts about the extent of respect for the law and the freedoms and rights of citizens. The referral often takes place after years of detention for some detainees in pretrial detention, instead of releasing them.
We imagine that the reason is an attempt to escape the severe criticism of the spread of the phenomenon of prolonged pretrial detention without evidence,
by referring them to trial instead of releasing them, especially in the absence of evidence for most of these cases.