Criminal Courts
July 17 hearings:
The Criminal Court (First Circuit) renewed the detention of Mohamed Mahmoud Abou Mandour for 45 days pending investigations of lawsuit No. 2216 of 2022 (State Security).
Security forces arrested Abou Mandour on November 10, and he remained unlawfully detained for two weeks, during which he was subjected to physical torture with electric shocks and handcuffing his hands behind, this came against the backdrop of him sharing several political posts.
Abou Mandour faces accusations of joining a terrorist group with knowledge of its aims, committing the crime of financing terrorism, inciting to commit a terrorist act, spreading false news and information that would disturb public peace and order, using an account on social media to commit a terrorist crime.
The Criminal Court (First Circuit) also renewed Hamed Sedeek’s detention for 45 days pending investigations of lawsuit No. 2207 of 2021 (Supreme State Security Prosecution).
Sedeek exceeded three years in pretrial detention and he complets his fourth year within a few months. Security forces arrested Sedeek from his house in September 2019 and the investigation authorities accused him of joining a terrorist group, spreading false news, and misusing social media.
July 22 hearings:
The Criminal Court (Third Circuit) renewed the detention of Ahmed Abdel Mageed Oraby for 45 days, pending investigations of lawsuit No. 2094 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Oraby was arrested from his house on November 6, 2022, after posting his political and economic opinions on Facebook. Oraby faces multiple accusations, such as, joining a terrorist group with knowledge of its purposes, committing a terrorist financing crime, inciting a terrorist act, participating in a criminal agreement for the purpose of committing a terrorist crime, spreading false news and statements, and using an account on social media to commit a crime.
The Criminal Court (Third Circuit) renewed the detention of poet Galal Al-Behairi, for 45 days, pending investigations of lawsuit No. 2000 of 2021 (Supreme State Security Prosecution).
Al-Behairy was arrested on 3 March 2018 against accusations in two lawsuits. He was released from the first one No. 480 of 2018, with precautionary measures, on 17 April 2019, and referred to a military court for the second lawsuit and sentenced to three years in prison, which ended on 31 July 2021.
The Ministry of Interior refrained from implementing the procedures for El Behairy’s release, and he remained illegally detained. The Supreme State Security Prosecution interrogated El Behairy in a new lawsuit, no. 2000 of 2021, and he remains in pretrial detention on similar accusations of joining a terrorist group with knowledge of its purposes and spreading and broadcasting false news and statements that would harm public security.
In a related context, the Criminal Court (Third Circuit) renewed the detention of Zamalek football club fan known as “Agogo Amar”, Mohamed Abdul Latif for 45 days, pending investigations of lawsuit No. 2000 of 2021 (Supreme State Security).
It should be noted that security forces arrested Abdul Latif from his workplace in the Faggala district. After two weeks of illegal detention, Abdul Latif appeared before the prosecution as a defendant against charges of joining a terrorist group (Ultras White Knights), publishing false news and information, and using social media to spread false information.
Also, the Criminal Court (Third Circuit) renewed the detention of Mohamed Raafat Nasr Taha, for 45 days pending investigations of lawsuit No. 1977 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Security forces arrested Nasr on November 2, and he forcibly disappeared for five days until he appeared before the Supreme State Security Prosecution, against charges of joining a terrorist group, committing the crime of financing terrorism, using social media to call for a terrorist act, participating in a criminal agreement intended to commit a terrorist crime, incitement to commit a terrorist crime, and publishing and spreading false news and information.
In a similar context, the Criminal Court (Third Circuit) renewed the detention of Mohamed Mahmoud Amer Abdel Aziz for 45 days, pending investigations of case No. 1984 of 2021 (Supreme State Security Prosecution).
Security forces arrested Abdel Aziz in October 15, 2021, from his house; he was forcibly disappeared for a month and a half before being brought before the investigation authorities against charges of joining a terrorist group.
And finally, the Criminal Court (Third Circuit) renewed the detention of Mohamed Abdel Aal Abou El-Dahab for 45 days, pending investigations of lawsuit No. 2094 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Security forces arrested Abou El-Dahab on November 10 and appeared before the prosecution five days later to face accusations of joining a terrorist group, committing the crime of financing terrorism, using social media to promote a terrorist act, participating in a criminal agreement to commit a terrorist crime (demonstrations), inciting to commit a terrorist crime (demonstrations), and spreading false news and statements.
