{"id":36659,"date":"2024-02-15T13:34:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T11:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/?p=36659"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:47:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:47:59","slug":"the-supreme-state-security-prosecution-renewed-the-detention-of-muhammad-zayan-for-15-days-pending-investigations-after-confronting-him-with-a-video-from-a-conference-of-former-candidate-ahmed-al-tant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2024\/02\/15\/36659-afteegypt.html","title":{"rendered":"Detention of Mohamed Fathallah Renewed Despite Exceeding Maximum Period for Pretrial Detention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>11 June 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (Second Circuit) renewed the detention of Mohamed Fathallah Roshdy Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in case No. 2727 of 2023 (State Security). The decision came in violation of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which sets a maximum of two years for pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the second case in which Zayan has been included. He was arrested on 15 October 2023 at his home under a warrant for arrest and detention. He was first charged in a case related to collecting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">powers of attorney<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for former presidential candidate and opposition figure Ahmed Tantawy, and later added to the current case after publishing a video documenting a conference held by Tantawy in Beni Suef governorate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan faces charges of participating in a terrorist organization to achieve its aims, publishing and broadcasting false news and statements harmful to public security and order, and using online accounts to disseminate false information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b><br \/>\n19 May 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, The Criminal Court (First Circuit) renewed the detention of Mohammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in lawsuit No. 2727 of 2023 (Supreme State Security).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court\u2019s decision to extend his detention contradicts the Code of Criminal Procedure, which sets a maximum of two years for pretrial detention. Zayan was arrested on 15 October 2023 at his home under an arrest warrant and was initially included in case No. 2255 of 2023 (State Security), over collecting powers of attorney for opposition presidential candidate Ahmed Tantawi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later, the prosecution transferred that case files to the current case after confronting Zayan with a video he had recorded of a conference held by Tantawi at Zayan\u2019s residence in Beni Suef. The video was broadcast by a satellite channel, and based on it, Zayan faced charges of participating with a terrorist organization in achieving its aims, publishing and broadcasting false news harmful to public order, and using online accounts to disseminate false information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b><br \/>\n15 April 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Criminal Court (First Circuit Terrorism) renewed the detention of Mohammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in lawsuit No. 2727 of 2023 (Supreme State Security), despite his absence from the hearing session for the second time, and the fact that his pretrial detention exceeded two years, which is the maximum period specified by the Criminal Procedures Law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was convicted in two lawsuits; the first was lawsuit No. 2255 of 2023 (Supreme State Security), against the collection of electoral process papers for former presidential candidate and government opponent Ahmed Tantawy. The prosecution later excluded him from referral to trial in that lawsuit and transferred his papers to the lawsuit in which he is currently held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for the current lawsuit, authorities confronted Zayan with a video of a conference held at his residence in Beni Suef Governorate, documenting a visit by candidate Ahmed Tantawy, which was broadcast by a TV channel. Over on this video, Zayan faced charges of participating with a terrorist group in achieving its objectives, publishing and broadcasting false news and statements that could harm security and public order, and using an account on international information networks for publishing and broadcasting false news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b><br \/>\n16 March 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Criminal Court (First Circuit Terrorism) renewed the detention of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for 45 days pending investigations in lawsuit No. 2727 of 2023 (Supreme State Security), in violation of the Criminal Procedure Code, which stipulates that pretrial detention cannot legally exceed two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, at his home pursuant to an arrest warrant. He was initially charged in lawsuit No. 2255 of 2023 (Supreme State Security), against collecting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">electoral process papers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for former presidential candidate and government opponent Ahmed Tantawy. The prosecution later excluded him from referral to trial in that lawsuit and transferred his papers to the lawsuit in which he is currently held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorities confronted Zayan with a video of a conference held at his residence in Beni Suef Governorate, documenting a visit by candidate Ahmed Tantawy, which was broadcast by a TV channel. Over on this video, Zayan faced charges of participating with a terrorist group in achieving its objectives, publishing and broadcasting false news and statements that could harm security and public order, and using an account on international information networks for publishing and broadcasting false news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b><br \/>\nFebruary 03, 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (Second Circuit Terrorism) decided to renew the detention of Mohammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawi. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was charged with participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>December 29, 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (Second Circuit Terrorism) decided to renew the detention of Mohammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawi. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was charged with participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>4 February 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (First Circuit Terrorism) decided to renew the detention of Mohammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawi. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was charged with participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>6 January 2025<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (First Circuit Terrorism) decided to renew the detention of Mohammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawi. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was charged with participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>25 November 2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (Second Circuit Terrorism) decided to renew the detention of Mohammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawy. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was charged with participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>23 October 2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (First Circuit Terrorism) decided to renew the detention of Muhammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawi. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was charged with participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>9 September 2024\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (Third Circuit Terrorism) decided to renew the detention of Muhammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawi. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was charged with participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>29 July 2024<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (Third Circuit Terrorism) decided to renew the detention of Muhammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawi. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was charged with participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>28 April 2024: Criminal court renewed the detention of Muhammad Zayan for 45 days pending investigations because of a video from a conference of former candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawy<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (Third Circuit Terrorism) renewed the detention of Muhammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security, on charges of participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawi. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>26 February 2024\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cairo Criminal Court (Third Circuit Terrorism) decided to renew the detention of Muhammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security, on charges of participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawi. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">14 February 2024: The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Muhammad Zayan for 15 days pending investigations after confronting him with a video from a conference of former candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention of Muhammad Fathallah Rushdi Zayan for 15 days pending investigations in Case No. 2727 of 2023, Supreme State Security, on charges of participating with a terrorist group in achieving its goals, publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements that would harm security and public order, and using an account on the internet for the purpose of publishing and broadcasting fake news and statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was arrested on October 15, 2023, from his home in Beni Suef Governorate based on an arrest warrant in another case No. 2255 of 2023, Supreme State Security, the case of electoral process papers of potential candidate Ahmed Al-Tantawi. The prosecution investigated him on the same day, and he was detained pending investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 25, 2023, the prosecution excluded him from referral to trial in the electoral process papers case and copied his papers to the case in which he is now being held in pretrial detention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayan was confronted with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account from the conference of the potential candidate at the time, Ahmed Al-Tantawi, during his visit to Beni Suef Governorate. A TV channel took that video and broadcast it on its screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11 June 2026 The Cairo Criminal Court (Second Circuit) renewed the detention of Mohamed Fathallah Roshdy Zayan for 45 days pending investigations in case No. 2727 of 2023 (State Security). The decision came in violation of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which sets a maximum of two years for pretrial detention. 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