{"id":35186,"date":"2023-08-30T13:40:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T10:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/?p=35186"},"modified":"2024-03-30T13:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T11:13:16","slug":"cairo-criminal-court-to-adjudicate-lawsuit-of-journalist-hassan-al-qabany-in-which-hes-accused-for-similarity-of-names-on-september-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-updates-en\/2023\/08\/30\/35186-afteegypt.html","title":{"rendered":"Cairo Criminal Court reserves the lawsuit of journalist Hassan Al-Qabany on May 12 due to the absence of the prosecution witness"},"content":{"rendered":"

27 March 2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Cairo Criminal Court reserved the lawsuit of journalist Hassan Al-Qabany, in which he\u2019s accused of similarity of names, on May 22 due to the absence of the prosecution witness, the lawsuit known as \u201cRabaa Operations Room\u201d No. 2210 of 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

The case was scheduled for March 27, before it was postponed again for the same reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

On April 11, 2015,\u00a0 Al-Qabany was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment without being informed of his referral to trial and without being interrogated in the lawsuit against accusations of joining a group established in violation of the law while knowing its purposes, participating in a criminal agreement aimed to attempt to overthrow the state\u2019s constitution and its government using force, publishing and spreading false news and information domestically and abroad about the domestic situation of the country.\u00a0 And after his arrest took place in May 2023,\u00a0 Al-Qabany requested a retrial.<\/span><\/p>\n

22 January 2024: Cairo Criminal Court reserves the lawsuit of journalist Hassan Al-Qabany, in which he\u2019s accused of similarity of names, on March 27 due to the absence of the prosecution witness<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Cairo Criminal Court reserves the lawsuit of journalist Hassan Al-Qabany, in which he\u2019s accused of similarity of names, on March 27 due to the absence of the prosecution witness, the lawsuit known as \u201cRabaa Operations Room\u201d No. 2210 of 2014.<\/p>\n

On April 11, 2015,\u00a0 Al-Qabany was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment without being informed of his referral to trial and without being interrogated in the lawsuit against accusations of joining a group established in violation of the law while knowing its purposes, participating in a criminal agreement aimed to attempt to overthrow the state\u2019s constitution and its government using force, publishing and spreading false news and information domestically and abroad about the domestic situation of the country.\u00a0 And after his arrest took place in May 2023,\u00a0 Al-Qabany requested a retrial.<\/p>\n

AFTE\u2019s lawyer pleaded Al-Qabany\u2019s acquittal with the following pleas:<\/p>\n

First plea: A mistake in the identity of the defendant. In the investigation records, there\u2019s a discrepancy in the full name, profession, and date of birth of the defendant mentioned in the indictment and the referral order, as it was stated in the National Security Investigations record that the actual defendant is called Hassan Hosney Hassan, born on September 15, 1976, and holds a Bachelor of Agriculture. As for Al-Qabany, the defendant before trial, his full name is Hassan Mahmoud Ragab Al-Qabany, born on July 27, 1983, and works as a journalist.<\/p>\n

Second plea: Arguing that the National Security investigations are invalid because they contradict the truth and reality and do not follow the correct legal investigation that can be relied upon in a criminal trial, as the actual defendant is a different person from the defendant in the trial.<\/p>\n

Third and fourth pleas: The absence of the elements of the two accusations, joining a group established in violation of the provisions of the law, and publishing and spreading false news and statements due to the lack of material evidence that completes the elements of the crime.<\/p>\n

Fifth plea: The absence of the elements of the two crimes of participating in a criminal agreement aimed to attempt to overthrow the state\u2019s constitution and its government using force and intentionally sabotaging public buildings and property designated for government interests, public facilities, and institutions.<\/p>\n

Sixth plea: The lack of connection between Al-Qabany, the defendant before trial, and the accusations attributed to him.<\/p>\n

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28 August 2023\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Cairo Criminal Court (Third Circuit) set next September 26 as a date to adjudicate lawsuit known as \u201cRabaa Operations Room\u201d No. 2210 of 2014, in which journalist Hassan Al-Qabany is accused. The Court also decided to release Al-Qabany till the adjudication date. AFTE\u2019s lawyers attended the hearing, along with a lawyer representing the Journalists Syndicate and Mahmoud Kamel, representative of the Freedoms Committee of the Journalists Syndicate.<\/p>\n

On April 11, 2015,\u00a0 Al-Qabany was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment without being informed of his referral to trial and without being interrogated in the lawsuit against accusations of joining a group established in violation of the law while knowing its purposes, participating in a criminal agreement aimed to attempt to overthrow the state\u2019s constitution and its government using force, publishing and spreading false news and information domestically and abroad about the domestic situation of the country.\u00a0 And after his arrest took place in May 2023,\u00a0 Al-Qabany requested a retrial.<\/p>\n

AFTE\u2019s lawyer pleaded Al-Qabany\u2019s acquittal with the following pleas:<\/p>\n

First plea: A mistake in the identity of the defendant. In the investigation records, there\u2019s a discrepancy in the full name, profession, and date of birth of the defendant mentioned in the indictment and the referral order, as it was stated in the National Security Investigations record that the actual defendant is called Hassan Hosney Hassan, born on September 15, 1976, and holds a Bachelor of Agriculture. As for Al-Qabany, the defendant before trial, his full name is Hassan Mahmoud Ragab Al-Qabany, born on July 27, 1983, and works as a journalist.<\/p>\n

Second plea: Arguing that the National Security investigations are invalid because they contradict the truth and reality and do not follow the correct legal investigation that can be relied upon in a criminal trial, as the actual defendant is a different person from the defendant in the trial.<\/p>\n

Third and fourth pleas: The absence of the elements of the two accusations, joining a group established in violation of the provisions of the law, and publishing and spreading false news and statements due to the lack of material evidence that completes the elements of the crime.<\/p>\n

Fifth plea: The absence of the elements of the two crimes of participating in a criminal agreement aimed to attempt to overthrow the state\u2019s constitution and its government using force and intentionally sabotaging public buildings and property designated for government interests, public facilities, and institutions.<\/p>\n

Sixth plea: The lack of connection between Al-Qabany, the defendant before trial, and the accusations attributed to him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

27 March 2024 Cairo Criminal Court reserved the lawsuit of journalist Hassan Al-Qabany, in which he\u2019s accused of similarity of names, on May 22 due to the absence of the prosecution witness, the lawsuit known as \u201cRabaa Operations Room\u201d No. 2210 of 2014. 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