Summary:

1. Supreme State Security continues to renew trials for hundreds of citizens on terrorism cases, including journalists Sayed Saber and Ahmed Sirag, labor leader Shady Mohamed, and activist Nermin Hussein.
2. Rotation of 18 citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution.
3. Supreme Administrative Court returns the appeal by the Constitution Party for pleading.
4. Supreme State Security Prosecution releases 47 citizens in 14 cases on bail.

Details

I.                Prosecution Investigations:

• Supreme State Security Prosecution:

During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates hundreds of citizens, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody.

• Public Prosecution:

Monday, 24 March

• Darb Negm Prosecution in Sharqia investigated Mohamed Labib Abu Zaid and Atef Abu Al-Leil after arresting them from their homes and accusing them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements, and then ordered their detention.

II.             Rotation Pending New Cases:

Monday, Tuesday, 24, 25 March

1. Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia rotated 18 citizens, after delaying the implementation of their release procedures. They are: Sayed Gab Allah Salama, Ezzat Abdel Qader Askar, Sayed Shehata Imbabi, Yasser Mohamed Othman El-Daly, Dr. Ayman Abdel Ghani, Hani Salim Kassab, Sayed Gab Allah Salama, Ezzat Abdel Qader Askar, Sayed Shehata Imbabi, Yasser Mohamed Othman El-Daly, Mohamed Ibrahim Hebeishy, ​​Samir Ahmed Abdel Rahman Tantawi, Ali Abdel Moneim Mohamed, Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Rahman El-Sabbagh, Mohamed El-Sayed Gamal, and Ibrahim El-Sayed Othman.

III.           Detention Renewal:

Sunday, 23 March

• The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of journalist Ahmed Sirag for 15 days pending case No. 7 of 2025 Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group and publishing false news and statements, as well as committing a financing crime.
• The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of journalist Sayed Saber for 15 days pending case No. 6499 of 2024 Supreme State Security on the same charges.
• The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of Karim Yasser Abdel Shafei and Ibrahim Khaled Ibrahim for 15 days pending investigations into Case No. 851 of 2025, Supreme State Security, on the same charges.
• The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of Yasser Ayman Abdel Wahid and Samir Badr Ibrahim for 15 days pending investigations into Case No. 816 of 2025, Supreme State Security, on the same charges.

Monday, 24 March

• The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of Walid Mohamed El-Sayed, Islam Mahmoud Hamdy, and Sahar Farag Mohamed for 15 days pending investigations into Case No. 847 of 2025, State Security, on the same charges.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -I, held at Badr Prison considered a session to renew the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases Nos. Nos. 1232 of 2023, 1408 of 2024, 1582 of 2023, 1644 of 2024, including labor leader Shadi Muhammad and student Omar Al-Ansari, for 45 days,1691 of 2022, 1752 of 2022, 184 of 2023, 1939 of 2024, 1977 of 2022, 2013 of 2021, 2194 of 2023, 2207 of 2021, 2469 of 2023, 2527 of 2023, 2627 of 2024, 2772 of 2023, 2801 of 2024, and 288 of 2023. Of 2024, 2901 of 2023, 316 of 2017, 333 of 2023, 409 of 2024, 424 of 2023, 4400 of 2024, 4474 of 2024, 4940 of 2024, 5054 of 2024 including the journalist Ahmed Bayoumi for 45 days, 5684 of 2024, 598 of 2024, 6026 of 2024, 6082 of 2024, 640 of 2018, “65 of 2021 including activist Nermin Hussein for 45 days, 716 of 2023, 912 of 2021, 95 of 2023, Supreme State Security.

Tuesday, 25 March

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber -I, held at Badr Prison considered a session to renew the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases Nos. 1301 of 2018, 1318 of 2019, 145 of 2023, 1480 of 2019, 185 of 2023, 1898 of 2019, 192 of 2023, 1977 of 2023, 1516 of 2022, 2056 of 2021, 2113 of 2023?, 2125 of 2023, 2216 of 2022, 2397 of 2021, 2468 of 2023, 2558 of 2024, 2806 of 2024, 2991 of 2023, 325 of 2023, 3391 of 2023, 3435 of 2024, 3510 of 2023, 3529 of 2024, 4091 of 2024, 41 of 2022, 3434 of 2024, 4399 of 2024, 590 of 2023, 550 of 2014, 662 of 2020, 715 of 2024, 744 of 2023, Supreme State Security

IV.          Acquittal:

Monday, 24 March

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison decided to acquit 11 citizens on bail.

Thursday, 27 March

1. Supreme State Security Prosecution released 47 citizens in 14 cases on bail.

V.             Release:

Sunday, 25 March

1. The security forces Belbeis Police Station in Sharqia released 8 citizens after completing the procedures of his release and receiving the signal from National Security. They are Abdel Atti Mohamed El-Sayed El-Naggar, Hazem Hamto El-Shahat Hassanein, Mohamed Basem, Mahmoud El-Banna, Essam Muslim, Essam Rayan, Ahmed Nasr, and Samir El-Naggar.

VI.          Trials:

Saturday, 23 March

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 1 defendant, in the case known as the case of Qena ISIS Cell to the session of 12 May 2025.

Monday, 24 March

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-I, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 73 defendants, in Case No. 11926 of 2022, 5^th Settlement Felonies, known as the case of the 5^th Settlement Terrorist Cell to the session of 12 May 2025.

VII.        Judicial Rulings:

Monday, 24 March

• Supreme Administrative Court ruled to return Appeal No. 4062 of Judicial Year 71 by Gamila Ismail, head of the Constitution Party, against the Political Parties Committee regarding the vacancy of the party’s chairmanship position.

Tuesday, 25 March

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison ruled for the innocence of 1 defendant in case No. 1145 of 2014, Qasr El-Nile Felonies, known in the media as the Marriott Cell case.

VIII.     Prison News:

Monday, 25 March

• Egyptian Network for Human Rights posted on its Facebook page about the refusal of detainees in Ward 6 – Rehabilitation 9, known as Prison 440 in Wadi El Natroun Prison Complex. They refused to receive their “government appointments,” in protest against the escalating violations against them and the increasing harassment they and their families face during visits.

Legal Comment

The Administrative Court decided to reconsider the appeal filed by Gamila Ismail, head of the Constitution Party, against the Political Parties Committee’s decision to vacate the position of Constitution Party leader.

This decision, underscoring the need to verify the legality of administrative decisions, raises fundamental questions about the extent to which it respects the independence of parties in managing their internal affairs.

From another perspective, administrative interference in the affairs of parties, especially opposition parties, constitutes a violation of the guarantees of freedom of association and political pluralism stipulated in the Egyptian Constitution and international human rights conventions.

The Supreme State Security Prosecution’s decision to release a number of citizens was limited to 47, disappointing the hopes and desires of thousands of families for the release of their relatives, who have been imprisoned without credible evidence.

As is the custom every year, hundreds or thousands of innocent people are usually released on the occasion of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, indicating a growing disregard for citizens’ freedoms and rights.