4 August Sessions
Supreme State Security Prosecution
State Security Prosecution renewed 5 persons’ detention for 15 days:
1- Translator and cartoonist at Almanassa website Ashraf Omar Mohamed Sadek, pending investigation in case No. 1968 of 2024 Supreme State Security.
He has been charged with spreading false news that could disturb public peace and security, misusing social media, and joining a banned group. An iPad and 80,000 Egyptian pounds were confiscated during the arrest.
AFTE is defending Omar and cooperating with Mr. Khaled Ali’s law firm.
On July 22, A security force raided his home in the October Gardens at 1:30 AM and took him to an unknown location.
Surveillance cameras showed a group of individuals in two microbuses entering the building, and about 40 minutes later, they were seen leaving with Omar, who was blindfolded. His family has been unable to ascertain his whereabouts or communicate with him for 3 days before presenting him at the prosecution.
Ashraf Omar recently published several satirical drawings on “Al-Manassa,” addressing issues such as the electricity crisis and the monorail operation amid scarce resources. He has also worked as a translator for books and articles for several platforms, including “Mada Masr.”
2- Ahmed Essam Abbas, pending investigations in Case No. 2810 of 2024, Supreme State Security.
Abbas was arrested on June 29, 2024, due to posts on his Facebook account that included comparing commodity and service prices between 2013 and 2024. He remained unlawfully detained in an undisclosed location, unknown to his family, until he was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution on July 16, 2024.
The prosecution charged him with joining a terrorist group with knowledge of its purposes, publishing and broadcasting false news and statements that could harm security and public order, and using a social media account to disseminate false news.
3- Yasser Mohamed Fouad Shaheen pending investigations in Case No. 2810 of 2024, Supreme State Security.
Shaheen was arrested on June 29 due to posts on his Facebook account. He remained unlawfully detained in an undisclosed location, unknown to his family, until he was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution on July 16, 2024.
The prosecution charged him with joining a terrorist group with knowledge of its purposes, publishing and broadcasting false news and statements that could harm security and public order, and using a social media account to disseminate false news.
The prosecution confronted Shaheen with his mobile phone and Facebook posts, which discussed the economic situation in Egypt, Egypt’s stance on supporting the Palestinian cause, and political opinions on some government decisions.
4- Magdy Mohamed Mohamed Awad, pending investigations in Case No. 3434 of 2024, Supreme State Security.
Awad was arrested on July 6, 2024, in connection with calls for protests on July 12. He remained unlawfully detained in an undisclosed location, unknown to his family, until he was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution on July 10, four days after his arrest.
The prosecution charged him with joining a terrorist group with knowledge of its purposes, publishing and broadcasting false news and statements that could harm security and public order, and using a social media account to disseminate false news.
The prosecution confronted him with his mobile phone and Facebook posts, which included complaints about healthcare issues, high prices, power outages, and calls for protests on July 12.
5- Islam Mahmoud Abdelaziz Abu Saud, pending investigations in Case No. 3434 of 2024, Supreme State Security.
On July 12, 2024, Abu Saud was arrested in connection with calls for protests on July 12, 2024. He remained unlawfully detained in an undisclosed location, unknown to his family, until he was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution on July 16.
The prosecution charged him with joining a terrorist group with knowledge of its purposes, publishing and broadcasting false news and statements that could harm security and public order, and using a social media account to disseminate false news.
It is noted that the prosecution confronted Abu Saud with Facebook posts from his account, which included complaints about high prices and power outages and calls for protests on July 12.
5 August Sessions
Supreme State Security Prosecution
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has decided to renew the detention of a child, a student, and a citizen from Ismailia Governorate for 15 days.
Here are their names:
1- Student Abdelrahman Safwat Mohamedeen Hammad for 15 days pending investigations in case No. 3434 of 2024, Supreme State Security.
Mohamedeen was arrested on July 12, 2024, from his home due to sharing calls for demonstrations on July 12, as well as his posting of a video supporting Gaza and several posts discussing economic conditions.
He was unlawfully held in an unknown location until he was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution on July 16, 2024.
The prosecution charged him with joining a terrorist group with knowledge of its objectives, spreading false news and statements that could harm security and public order, and using a social media account to spread false news.
Mohamedeen was challenged with his mobile phone and some of his posts on Facebook.
2- Belal Mohamed Fawzy Mohamed El-Saqaan, a 16-year-old, pending investigations in Case No. 3434 of 2024, Supreme State Security, despite the defendant not being presented at that session.
El-Saqaan was arrested on July 10, 2024, in connection with calls for protests on July 12. He remained unlawfully detained in an undisclosed location, unknown to his family, until he was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution on July 14, 2024. The prosecution charged him with joining a terrorist group with knowledge of its purposes, publishing and broadcasting false news and statements that could harm security and public order, and using a social media account to disseminate false news.
During the investigation, El-Saqaan stated that he had been added to a Telegram group calling for protests on that day but left the group immediately. The prosecution confronted him with his mobile phone.
3- Mahmoud Nasser Ali Suleiman, pending investigations in Case No. 1410 of 2024 (Supreme State Security Prosecution).
On May 1, 2024, Suleiman was arrested from a street in Ismailia Governorate and remained unlawfully detained until May 4, 2024, when he was presented to the prosecution, which charged him with joining a terrorist group while knowing its purposes and publishing and broadcasting false news and statements that may harm security and public order, and use an account on social media to publish and broadcast false news.
Suleiman was not confronted with any posts on social media indicating that he had published any news.
Zagazig Prosecution
Zagazig Prosecution renewed the detention of the student Omar Mahmoud Al-Hout for 15 days, for the eighth time, pending investigations in case No. 7682 of 2024 (Abu Hammad misdemeanor) on charges of joining a terrorist group.
On 27 February, Zagazig Criminal Court refused the prosecution appeal on its decision to release Omar Mahmoud Al-Hout pending investigations in Case No. 125 of 2021 (Abo Hamad Misdemeanors) and decided to release him.
However, the Court’s order to release him was not implemented, and he stayed detained until he was rotated into a new case.
Al-Hout was arrested in 2014, when he was 24 years old, from the Zagazig University campus. After ten years in prison and being rotated in different cases with the same accusations, he is now 34 years old; his detention is still under renewal instead of releasing him.
Al-Hout faces charges of joining a terrorist group and possessing publications that promote its ideas.
