10 March 2024 sessions
Administrative Court
- The Administrative Court (Sixth Circuit) returned Appeal No. 57029 of 74, filed by AFTE against the decision of the Taibah Higher Institute to dismiss the student Omar Muhammad Ali, for pleading in the session of next April 21.The court instructed AFTE to inform the institute of the receipt of a certificate from the military prosecution proving AFTE’s claim that Ali was imprisoned, and not absent.
The judge decided that the institute should be informed in its legal domicile and not through the State Council, given that the institute’s representative did not attend the previous session.
The defense filed a request on November 6 to postpone the hearing session, awaiting the statement of military prosecution, indicating the student’s imprisonment and duration. This occurred after the court insisted the previous time to issue a rule without waiting for the statement. The student’s defense saw that this would lead to the rejection of the appeal, so it decided to request postponing the hearing pending the Military Public Prosecutor’s letter to the prosecution to approve the implementation of the Administrative Judiciary Court’s permit.
Omar is spending his eighth year in detention after he was sentenced to 25 years in prison on February 7th, 2016. Since then, he has been trying to continue his studies at Thebes Higher Institute of Engineering, Architecture Engineering department, as he was arrested while enrolled in the third year.
- The Administrative Judiciary Court scheduled a sentencing hearing session on the two lawsuits filed by AFTE, demanding broadcasting of the sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate by various visual, audio, and written means, for May 26.
The Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression filed the two lawsuits in May 2021; the lawsuits were based on the Publicity principle stipulated in Article 120 of the Egyptian Constitution. In this regard, AFTE affirms the constitutionality of its demands and its firm position regarding the sessions being available for the public, as continuing not to broadcast the sessions will lead to the lack of citizens’ overview over the legislative authorities and sets the citizens apart from the information, data, and statics discussed in the sessions which are a right of the citizens. They should have the right to access them with transparency and easily.
13 March 2024 sessions
Supreme State Security Prosecution
The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to release Mohamed Abdel Aal Abou El-Dahab under the guarantee of his place of residence, pending investigations of lawsuit No. 2094 of 2022 (Supreme State Security).
Security forces arrested Abou El-Dahab on November 10, 2022; he 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.
