Name: Hamdi Mokhtar Elzaim (Hamdi El Zaim)
\nOccupation: Journalist
\nPlace of work: Elnaba\u2019a newspaper
\nDate of arrest: 26 September 2016
\nLegal status: Precautionary detention renewable by Cairo criminal court
\nPlace of detention: Tora investigation prison
\nCase number: 15060\/2016 Kasr El Nil misdemeanor<\/p>\n
One of three journalists who were arrested while interviewing citizens in the surroundings of the
\njournalists\u2019 syndicate on Monday, 26 September 2016. They were taken to Kasr El Nil police
\nstation where they were physically assaulted and denied communication with their lawyer. The
\nfollowing day they were brought to the Central Cairo prosecution which ordered their detention for
\n15 days pending investigations in case no. 15060\/2016 Kasr El Nil misdemeanor. They were
\naccused of joining a terrorist group, dissemination of false news, harming national unity and social
\npeace and calling for demonstration without permission.<\/p>\n
On 18 October 2016 the Central Cairo casualty prosecution refused an appeal of the detention
\norder of journalist Mohamed Hassan since he is a university student in the first year, Al-Gazira
\nInstitute for Information systems and the academic year had started. However the prosecution
\nordered an extension fo the detention of the three journalists. On 19 January 2017 after 5
\nconsecutive renewals of detention by the general prosecution the Cairo central prosecution
\ndecided to refer the case to state security prosecution.<\/p>\n
On 19 March 2017, the Cairo criminal court, fifth circuit (terrorism) decided to release the three
\njournalists with precautionary measures. However, the Central Cairo prosecution appealed the
\ndecision. On 21 March 2017 South Cairo criminal court, circuit 28 (terrorism) presided by judge
\nHassan FArid decided to accept the appeal by the prosecution and ordered their detention for
\nfurther 45 days. In the most recent renewal, the South Cairo criminal court, circuit 10 ruled their
\ncontinued detention for 45 days. The three journalists have been n pretrial detention for 15 months
\nwithout trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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