Summary:

1. State Security Prosecution renews the detention of dozens of citizens, including journalist Haidar Qandil and broadcaster Talal Saif.
2. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison postponed, during the week, the trials of 638 citizens across 32 cases
3. Death of former Minister of Justice and former head of the Judges Club, Ahmed El-Zend.
4. Head of the Cairo Court of Appeal calls upon the judges of the court, to attend the General Assembly of the Cairo Court of Appeal.
5. The Ministry of Interior denies claims published by citizen Dina Ezzat regarding the arrest of her husband, the raid on her home, the theft of money, and her own arrest—followed by release on bail—on charges of disseminating false news and statements.

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:

Tuesday, 22 September

1. Zagazig Prosecution in Sharqia interrogated Mohamed Gomaa Awad, who appeared following 15 days of enforced disappearance, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news and statements, and then placed him in pretrial detention.
2. Renewal of Detention:

Sunday, 20 September

1. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Journalist Haidar Qandil for 15 days in Case No. 5635 of 2026, Supreme State Security, on charges of leading a terrorist group and committing the crime of financing terrorism.
2. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Shaimaa El-Shazli—sister of political dissident Mona El-Shazli, for 15 days, in case no. 4489 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. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Broadcaster Talal Mohamed Abdel-Aal, for 15 days, in case no. 5211 of 2026, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group, committing the crime of financing terrorism, and disseminating false news and statements.

Monday, 21 September

1. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Dr. Mohamed Zahran—a former parliamentary candidate, for 15 days, in case no. 5773 of 2026, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news and statements.
2. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Political activist Nael Hassan, for 15 days, in case no. 4373 of 2026, Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news and statements.

Wednesday, 23 September

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Criminal Appeals Chamber, held at Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Mahmoud El-Sayed El-Kahki, with Judges Adel Labib Faltes and Mostafa Qaid El-Humeili as members, rejected the appeal filed by citizen Abdel-Atti Abdel-Hafiz Abdel-Hamid against the decision to remand him in custody, in case No. 5490 of 2026, Mokattam, on charges of joining a terrorist group. The hearing was delayed because no courtroom was available; the court panel and the defense had to wait for a vacant courtroom to become vacant.
2. Acquittal:

Monday, 21 September

1. Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber, in Sharqia ordered the acquittal of 18, on bail of their registered place of residence, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news. They are Salah El-Sayed Soliman Hegab, Mohamed Ibrahim Mustafa Nael, Abdel Rahman Essam Mohamed Abdelhamid Mekheimar, Ahmed Atef Mohamed El-Masry, Ahmed Boraie Mahmoud Boraie, Amir Mohamed Abdel Albaqi Mansour, Ibrahim Abdelaziz Hassan, Abdelaziz Mohamed Abdelaziz El-Sayed, Abdel Azim El-Sayed Abdel-Aal El-Sayed, Ahmed El-Sayed Mohamed Hassan El-Qaram, Salah Hassan Mohamed Ismail, Ayman Mohamed Fouad, Adel Ahmed Bandari Ahmed, Mohamed Abdel-Aal Abu Hashem, Mohamed Saleh Mohamed Saleh, Khaled Mohammadi Hassan, Ahmed Shahbour Fahmi Ali Ayad, and Ahmed Gomaa Mahmoud.

Tuesday, 22 September

1. Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber, in Sharqia ordered the acquittal of 7, on bail of their registered place of residence, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news and statements. They are Mohamed Saeed Oyoun, Ahmed Sami, Mustafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdelhamid, Ahmed Gamal Ahmed, Ahmed El-Sayed Al-Sayed Abdel-Aal, Moaz Mohamed Ali Alii El-Aslougi, and Amir Hassan Mahmoud Saqr.
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, as well as the Terrorism Appeals Chamber – during the period covered by the bulletin – held the trials of about 638 citizens in 32 cases, the details of which are as follows:

Sunday, 20 September

1. 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 11 defendants, in Case No. 259 of 2025, Giza, known in the media as the “Smuggling Cell” case, to the session on October 18, 2026.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 25 defendants in Case No. 15334 of 2024, October-I, known in the media as the “October Terrorist Cell” case, to the session on November 15, 2026.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 30 defendants in Case No. 576 of 2025, 1^st Settlement, known in the media as the “Financial Support Cell” case, to the session on November 3, 2026.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 89 defendants in Case No. 12904 of 2025, 1^st Settlement, known in the media as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure” case, to the session on November 4, 2026.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 32 defendants in Case No. 22697 of 2024, 1^st Settlement, known in the media as the “Financial Committees” case, to the session on November 18, 2026.
6. Same Chamber, postponed the trial by 2 defendants in Case No. 4928 of 2026, Boulaq, known in the media as the “Boulaq Al-Dakrour ISIS” case, to the session on October 17, 2026.
7. Same Chamber postponed the retrial procedures by 3 defendants in Case No. 653 of 2021, 5^th Settlement State Security Emergency, known in the media as the “Joker Cell” case, to the session on October 17, 2026.

Monday, 21 September

8. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 8 defendants in Case No. 937 of 2025, Al-Darb Al-Ahmar, known in the media as the “Al-Darb Al-Ahmar ISIS Cell” case, to the session on November 2, 2026.
9. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 4 defendants in Case No. 18081 of 2025, Maadi, known in the media as the “Maadi Cell” case, to the session on October 18, 2026.
10. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 20 defendants in Case No. 23331 of 2024, Ousseem, known in the media as the “Ousseem Administrative Structure” case, to the session on December 5, 2026.
11. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 8 defendants in Case No. 709 of 2025, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure in the 5^th Settlement” case, to the session on December 22, 2026.
12. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 1 defendant in Case No. 20072 of 2026, Haram, on charges of participating with a terrorist group to achieve its objectives, to the session on December 6, 2026.
13. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 7 defendants in Case No. 10126 of 2025, Al-Zawiya Al-Hamra, known in the media as the “Al-Zawiya Al-Hamra Cell” case, to the session on November 15, 2026.
14. Same Chamber postponed the retrial procedures of 1 defendant in Case No. 3107 of 2020, Omrania State Security Emergency, known in the media as the “Omrania violence case”, to the session on December 19, 2026.

Tuesday, 22 September

15. Same Chamber, postponed the trial of 6 defendants in Case No. 4016 of 2025, October-I, known in the media as the “October ISIS Case”, to the session on November 17, 2026.
16. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 5 defendants in Case No. 8237 of 2025, Nozha, known in the media as the “Nozha Cell” case, to the session on December 23, 2026.
17. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 37 defendants in Case No. 7801 of 2023, Tagamoa, known in the media as the “Tagamoa Cell” case, to the session on December 21, 2026.
18. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 5 defendants in Case No. 4881 of 2024, Sheikh Zayed-II, known in the media as the “Zayed ISIS Cell” case, to the session on October 7, 2025.
19. Same Chamber postponed the trial of Zamalek Club fan “Sayed Mushagheb” and 5 of his neighbors, in Case No. 7304 of 2026, Boulaq El-Dakrour, known in the media as the “Sayed Mushagheb Release Celebration” case, to the session on October 20, 2026.
20. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 1 defendant in Case No. 4155 of 2025, Omrania, on charges of joining a terrorist group, to the session on October 17, 2026.
21. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 1 defendant in Case No. 9640 of 2025, Haram, known in the media as the “Haram Administrative Structure” case, to the session on November 18, 2026.

Wednesday, 23 September

22. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 15 defendants in Case No. 6724 of 2026, Dar Al-Salam, known in the media as the “Dar Al-Salam Cell” case, to the session on November 4, 2026.
23. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 61 defendants in Case No. 9644 of 2024, Tagamoa, known in the media as the “Tagamoa Specialized Committees Cell” case, to the session on December 7, 2026.
24. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 6 defendants in Case No. 21294 of 2025, Giza, known in the media as the “Gehad Cell” case, to the session on November 1, 202.
25. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 12 defendants in Case No. 20021 of 2025, Nasr City-III, known in the media as the “Nasr City Cell” case, to the session on November 16, 2026.
26. Same Chamber postponed the retrial procedures of 5 defendants in Case No. 34150 of 2015, Nasr City, known in the media as the Rabia Al-Adawia sit-in dispersal case, to the session on December 20, 2026.

Saturday, 26 September

27. 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 26 defendants with Aisha Al-Shater, in Case No. 21582 of 2024, 1^st Settlement, known in the media as the “1^st Settlement Cell” case, to the session on November 10, 2026.
28. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 29 defendants, in Case No. 47 of 2025, Nozha, known in the media as the “Nozha Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure” case, to the session on November 11, 2026.
29. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 71 defendants in Case No. 12925 of 2025, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “5^th Settlement Cell” case, to the session on November 21, 2026.
30. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 24 defendants, in Case No. 21574 of 2024, Nasr City-III, known in the media as the “Nasr City Cell” case, to the session on November 22, 2026.
31. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 78 defendants, in Case No. 13276 of 2025, October-II, known in the media as the “October Cell” case, to the session on November 23, 2026.
32. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 8 defendants, in Case No. 2886 of 2026, (Boulaq El-Dakrour, known in the media as the “Battalion of Horrors” case, to the session on November 8, 2026.

5. Judicial Rulings:

Wednesday, 23 September

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers-I, headed by Judge Mohamed Saeed El-Sherbini, with the membership of Judges Wael Omran and Gharib Ezzat sentenced 1 defendant in Case No. 12060 of 2022, Helwan, to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for joining a terrorist group.

6. Statements and Data:

Monday, 21 September

1. The Ministry of Interior issued a statement denying allegations made by a woman named Dina Ezzat, claiming a security force from the Nasr City-I Police Station in Cairo had raided her home, arrested her husband, and seized cash and gold jewelry, alleging that the arrest stemmed from his refusal to pay a bribe to a police officer.

7. Prison News:

Thursday, 24 September

1. Juwar Relief Foundation announced on its Facebook page that the number of cells participating in the strike at Menia Maximum Security Prison had risen to 40, in protest against the ongoing, systematic violations committed against the inmates and their families.

8. Parties of Justice:
9. Judiciary:

Monday, 21 September

1. Judge Magdy Ali Qasim Salama, President of the Cairo Court of Appeal, invited the judges of the court to attend the General Assembly of the Cairo Court of Appeal, scheduled for Monday, September 28, 2026, at the High Court House.

Saturday, 26 September

1. Ahmed El-Zend, former Minister of Justice and former head of the Judges Club, died. He was a judicial figure who stirred controversy, as in divisive opinions those who supported him and those who opposed him, viewing him as having backed the authorities at the expense of judicial independence.