Summary:

1. Court of Cassation upholds the decision to list former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh on the terrorist watchlists.
2. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison oversees, during the week, the trials of 1970 citizens across 42 cases.
3. State Security Prosecution renews the detention of hundreds of citizens pending cases before the Supreme State Security Prosecution.

Details

1. Prosecution Investigations:

• Supreme State Security Prosecution:

During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody.

• Public Prosecution:

Thursday, 17 September

1. Zagazig Total police Prosecution in Sharqia investigated both Nasser Abdel-Majid Abdel-Aziz and Mahmoud El-Sayed Ali, after arresting them, and charged them with joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements and then placed them in pretrial detention.
2. Kafr Saqr Partial Prosecution in Sharqia interrogated Ahmed Mohamed Saleh, on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements and then placed him in pretrial detention.
3. Renewal of Detention:

Sunday, 13 September

1. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of human rights lawyer and rapporteur of the Committee for the Defense of Prisoners of Conscience, Mohamed Abu Al-Diyar, for 15 days, in case no. 4502 of 2026, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group, committing the crime of financing terrorism, and disseminating false news and statements.

2. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of student Marwan Mounir, for 15 days, in case no. 4488 of 2026, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group, committing the crime of financing terrorism, and disseminating false news and statements.
3. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held at Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer as members,, renewed the detention of hundreds of citizens pending the cases No.: 1365 of 2018, 2727 of 2023, 952 of 2024, 3528 of 2024, 4092 of 2024, 3 of 2025, 4526 of 2025, 4881 of 2025, 5466 of 2025, 5633 of 2025, 6044 of 2025, 6987 of 2025, 7143 of 2025, 7256 of 2025 including media personality Safaa Al-Korbihi, 8159 of 2025, 9383 of 2025, 10709 of 2025, 2 of 2026, 3 of 2026, 236 of 2026, 339 of 2026, 404 of 2026, 665 of 2026, 1505 of 2026, 1728 of 2026, 2049 of 2026, 3102 of 2026, 3383 of 2026, 3407 of 2026, 3596 of 2026, 3835 of 2026, 4058 of 2026, 4162 of 2026., State Security.

Monday, 13 September

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held at Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer as members,, renewed the detention of hundreds of citizens pending the cases No.: 1530 of 2019, 621 of 2020, 2123 of 2023, 1939 of 2024, 3434 of 2024, 6499 of 2024, 1773 of 2025, 6020 of 2025, 10261 of 2025, 11,006 of 2025, 51 of 2026, 237 of 2026, 619 of 2026, 663 of 2026, 664 of 2026, 810 of 2026, 886 of 2026, 887 of 2026, 944 of 2026, 1018 of 2026, 1751 of 2026, 2048 of 2026, 2051 of 2026, 2846 of 2026, 3140 of 2026, 3384 of 2026, 3386 of 2026, 3498 of 2026, 4372 of 2026, State Security.
2. Trials:

In trials that lacked the most important standard and guarantees of a fair and just trial, which are the principle of publicity of trials, as well as depriving some defendants from attending the sessions and separating the defendants from their lawyers, Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers I and II, as well as the Terrorism Appeals Chamber – during the period covered by the bulletin – held the trials of about 1970 citizens in 42 cases, the details of which are as follows:

Sunday, 12 September

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held at Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer as members, postponed the trial of 214 defendants, in Case No. 11678 of 2024, 5^th Settlement, to allow for the consolidation of evidentiary exhibits.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 75 defendants in Case No. 4660 of 2025, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the 5^th Settlement Administrative Structure” case, to the session on November 24, 2026.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 23 defendants in Case No. 18739 of 2024, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the Nasr City “Specialized Committees Cell” case, to the session on November 9, 2026.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 25 defendants in Case No. 2698 of 2025, Al-Daher, known in the media as Al-Daher Cell case, to the session on November 21, 2026.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 75 defendants in Case No. 4660 of 2025, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the 5^th Settlement “Administrative Structure” case, to the session on November 8, 2026.
6. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Appeals Chamber, headed by Judge Hamada El-Sawi, with the membership of Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Emara, postponed the appeal by 1 defendant in Case No. 12681 of 2013, Giza, known in the media as the Al-Nahda Sit-in Dispersal Case, to the session on October 12.
7. Same Appeals Chamber postponed the appeal by 11 defendants in Case No. 8409 of 2025, Bassateen, known in the media as the Bassateen Cell case, to the session on November 8, 2026.

Monday, 13 September

8. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held at Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer as members, postponed the trial of 207 defendants in Case No. 13272 of 2024, Omrania, known in the media as the Omrania Cell” case to the session on December 12, 2026, to continue hearing prosecution witnesses; the court had already heard 2 prosecution witnesses who stated that they did not recall any facts regarding the case.
9. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 4 defendants in Case No. 6726 of 2026, Imbaba, known in the media as the Imbaba Cell” case to the session on November 7, 2026 to hear prosecution witnesses.
10. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 65 defendants in Case No. 24718 of 2025, 1^st Settlement, known in the media as the ” Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure in Tagamoa” ” case to the session on November 7, 2026 to hear prosecution witnesses.
11. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 78 defendants in Case No. 19115 of 2024, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the Nasr City Cell case to the session on November 22, 2026, to incorporate the case exhibits.
12. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 10 defendants in Case No. 579 of 2025, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “5^th Settlement Administrative Structure” case, to the session on November 23, 2026, to incorporate the case exhibits.
13. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 23 defendants in Case No. 11801 of 2024, Dal El-Salam, known in the media as the ” “Dar Al-Salam Specialized Action Committees Cell” case, to the session on November 11, 2026, to continue hearing prosecution witnesses; the court heard four prosecution witnesses, all of whom stated they could not recall any facts regarding the case.
14. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 50 defendants in Case No. 23864 of 2025, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “5^th Settlement Administrative Structure” case, to the session on November 9, 2026, to hear prosecution witnesses.
15. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Appeals Chamber, headed by Judge Hamada El-Sawi, with the membership of Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Emara, postponed the appeal by 1 defendant in Case No. 3480 of 2013, Al-Daher, known in the media as the “Al-Daher Violence Incident” Case, to the session on November 9, 2026, to secure the presence of the defendant from detention.
16. Same Appeals Chamber postponed the appeal by 6 defendants in Case No. 4007 of 2025, October, known in the media as the “October ISIS Cell” case, to the session on November 10, 2026, to secure the presence of the defendants from detention.
17. Same Appeals Chamber postponed the appeal by 1 defendant in Case No. 4901 of 2026, Bassateen, known in the media as the Bassateen Cell case, to the session on November 9, 2026, for the defense closing argument, while the defense counsel representing the defendant waived the right to hear witnesses and the prosecution arguments, expressing readiness to present the defense; however, the court stated it was not yet ready and postponed the hearing to allow for the defense arguments.

Tuesday, 15 September

18. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held at Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer as members, postponed the trial of 69 defendants in Case No. 587 of 2025, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the Fifth Settlement Cell case, to the session on November 21, 2026, to hear prosecution witnesses.
19. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 59 defendants in Case No. 13673 of 2024, 5^th Settlement, on charges of establishing and leading a terrorist group, joining a terrorist group, and disseminating false news and statements, to the session on November 10, 2026, to hear prosecution witnesses.
20. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 9 defendants in Case No. 5091 of 2024, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the “Nasr City ISIS” case, to the session on September 30, 2026, for the defense closing arguments.
21. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 78 defendants in Case No. 14739 of 2024, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “5^th Settlement Administrative Structure” case, to the session on November 10, 2026, to hear the defense arguments.
22. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 75 defendants in Case No. 4370 of 2025, Dokki, known in the media as the “Dokki Cell” case, to the session on November 24, 2026, to continue hearing witnesses.
23. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 23 defendants in Case No. 87 of 2026, October II, known in the media as the “October Cell” case, to the session on November 24, 2026, for the submission of documents; the court authorized the defense counsel present to obtain the documents noted in the hearing minutes.
24. Same Chamber postponed the retrial procedures of 1 defendant in Case No. 4160 of 2020, Helwan, known in the media as “Helwan Violence Incidents” case, to the session on September 30, 2026, to secure the presence of the defendant from detention.
25. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Appeals Chamber, headed by Judge Hamada El-Sawi, with the membership of Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Emara, postponed the appeal by 8 defendants in Case No. 34150 of 2015, Nasr City-I, to the session on October 10, 2026, for the defense arguments.
26. Same Appeals Chamber postponed the appeal by 7 defendants in Case No. 12851 of 2024, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “Currency Smuggling Cell” case, to the session on November 7, 2026, for the defense arguments.
27. Same Appeals Chamber postponed the appeal by 5 defendants in Case No. 12430 of 2021, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “Espionage with Turkey” case, to the session on November 10, 2026, to ensure the attendance of the appellants.
28. Same Appeals Chamber postponed the appeal by 1 defendant in Case No. 14297 of 2014, Ain Shams, known in the media as the “Ain Shams violence/Mayada Ashraf killing” case, to the sentencing session on October 13, 2026

Wednesday, 16 September

29. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held at Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer as members, postponed the trial of 71 defendants in Case No. 22926 of 2022, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “5^th Settlement ISIS Cell” case, to the session on November 21, 2026, for the defense arguments.
30. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 38 defendants in Case No. 7643 of 2026, Imbaba, known in the media as the “Imbaba ISIS Cell” case, to the session on November 7, 2026, to allow for the review of case documents.
31. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 25 defendants in Case No. 194 of 2025, Katamia, known in the media as the “Katamia Cell” case, to the session on December 12, 2026, to incorporate the case exhibits.
32. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 139 defendants in Case No. 686 of 2025, Settlement, known in the media as “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure Cell”, to the session on November 8, 2026, to continue hearing prosecution witnesses.
33. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 63 defendants in Case No. 19855 of 2024, Nasr City, known in the media as the “Nasr City Administrative Structure” case, to the session on December 13, 2026, for the prosecution arguments.
34. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 80 defendants in Case No. 14487 of 2024, Settlement, known in the media as the “Tagamoa Administrative Structure” case, to the session on November 22, 2026, to continue hearing prosecution witnesses.
35. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 54 defendants in Case No. 5245 of 2026, October III, known in the media as the “October ISIS Cell” case, to the session on November 7, 2026, to review of case documents.

Saturday, 19 September

36. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers-I, headed by Judge Mohamed Saeed El-Sherbini, with the membership of Judges Wael Omran and Gharib Ezzat, postponed the trial of 62 defendants in Case No. 5604 of 2025, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the “Nasr City Cell” case, to the session on October 4, 2026, for the defense closing arguments.
37. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 38 defendants, in Case No. 15044 of 2024, Mataria, known in the media as the “Mataria Cell” case, to the session on November 15, 2026, for the defense arguments.
38. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 63 defendants in Case No. 14488 of 2024, Settlement, known in the media as the “Settlement Administrative Structure” Case, to the session on December 20, 2026, for the defense arguments.
39. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 56 defendants, in Case No. 12926 of 2024, Settlement, known in the media as the “”Settlement Cell” case, to the session on December 6 to hear witnesses.
40. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 78 defendants, in Case No. 3768 of 2025, Settlement, known in the media as the “Administrative Structure Cell” case, to the session November 4, 2026, for the defense arguments.
41. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 5 defendants, in Case No. 282 of 2025, Nasr City, known in the media as the ” Nasr City Cell” case, to the sentencing session on October 3, 2026.
42. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 1 defendant, in Case No. 1263 of 2026, Nozha, known in the media as the “Al-Qaeda Affiliation Case” case, to the sentencing session on November 15, 2026.
43. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 7 defendants, in Case No. 6318 of 2025, Nasr City, known in the media as the ” Nasr City Cell” case, to the session on December 20, 2026, for the witnesses’ testimony.

4. Judicial Rulings:

Sunday, 13 September

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Appeals Chamber, headed by Judge Hamada El-Sawi, with the membership of Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Emara ruled on the appeals filed by 9 defendants in Case No. 9640 of 2025, Haram, known in the media as the “Haram Administrative Structure” case, then the court modified the sentences of 4 defendants to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment and acquitted 5 others.

Monday, 14 September

1. Same Appeals Chamber ruled on the appeal filed by 7 defendants in Case No. 338 of 2025, 1^st Settlement, known as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure in 1^st Settlement” case, by modifying the sentence for 2 defendants to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment and acquitting the other 5.
2. Same Appeals Chamber ruled on the appeal filed by 1 defendant in Case No. 8316 of 2025, Boulaq Al-Dakrour, known as the “Boulaq ISIS” case, by rejecting the appeal and upholding the sentence of 5 years of rigorous imprisonment.

Tuesday, 15 September

1. The Egyptian Court of Cassation upheld the rejection of the appeal filed by the defense team of Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh—former presidential candidate and head of the Strong Egypt Party—against the decision to place him definitively on the lists of terrorist entities and terrorists.