{"id":40555,"date":"2026-04-07T14:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/?p=40555"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:32:43","slug":"ahmed-douma-detained-for-4-days-over-political-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/2026\/04\/07\/40555-afteegypt.html","title":{"rendered":"Douma Sentenced to One Year in Prison with Labor and Immediate Enforcement Over Article"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>3 June 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today, the Fifth Settlement Misdemeanors Court sentenced prominent political activist Ahmed Douma to one year in prison with labor and immediate enforcement in case No. 4894 of 2026 (Fifth Settlement Misdemeanors).<\/p>\n<p>Douma was referred to trial over an article he published last March titled \u201cFrom Prison Inside the State to the State Inside Prison\u201d on the website Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. In the article, he discussed the continuous use of floodlights in prisons throughout the day, arguing that this poses serious risks to the psychological and physical health of detainees, amounting to a form of systematic torture.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the article, Douma faced charges of deliberately broadcasting false news, rumors, and statements about the country\u2019s internal situation, which undermine the state\u2019s authority and standing, disturb public security, and harm the public interest.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>13 May 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Cairo Misdemeanor Court has scheduled the next 3 June session for pronouncing judgment in case No. 4894 of 2026 (Fifth Settlement Misdemeanors), in which prominent political activist Ahmed Douma is accused over an article he published in March titled \u201cFrom the Prison Inside the State to the State Inside the Prison\u201d on the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed website. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The article, which later led to Douma\u2019s arrest, responded to the government\u2019s decision to close shops at 9 p.m. as part of a state energy\u2011saving plan. In the piece, Douma called on the government to include prisons\u00a0 in the conservation plan by \u201cturning off lighting that runs 24 hours a day at high intensity, which is also dangerous to prisoners\u2019 physical and mental health.\u201d Authorities considered these claims to be false news about the country\u2019s internal situation, as he described the continuous lighting as systematic torture of detainees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the session, Douma\u2019s defense submitted several requests to the court, including:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A court inspection of the wards of Badr Prison 1 and 10th of Ramadan Prison, and documentation of the number of high\u2011intensity floodlights in each ward.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summoning Dr. Abdel Moneim Abu El\u2011Fotouh, Ahmed Abu Baraka, and Essam Sultan \u2014 inmates held in Badr Prison 1 \u2014 to appear before the court to testify about the number and duration of floodlight illumination in each ward.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appointing an independent medical committee with expertise in psychology to prepare a report on the impact of continuous high\u2011intensity lighting in cells on prisoners\u2019 mental and physical health.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seizing and extracting footage from the cameras in the cell where Ahmed Douma was held in Badr Prison 1 for the period from October 2022 until 20 August 2023.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seizing and extracting footage from the cameras in 10th of Ramadan Prison 4, where Douma is currently held, for the period from 7 April 2026 until the session date of 13 May 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hearing the testimony of the two defense witnesses, lawyer Ziad Al\u2011Alimi and journalist Ahmed Ramadan Tantawi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hearing the testimony of the journalist and Journalists\u2019 Syndicate board member Iman Ouf regarding the professional nature of the article\u2019s content.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Douma&#8217;s defense also submitted several arguments in a legal memorandum, challenging the validity of the forensic evidence report submitted by the prosecution against Douma. These arguments can be summarized as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Invalidity of the technical report, and that it is merely investigative material<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report did not comply with the technical requirements of the Anti\u2011Cybercrime Law No. 175 of 2018; it did not use or demonstrate techniques such as Digital Images Hash to ensure evidence integrity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report included posts unrelated to the case, violating the requirement of relevance to the incident.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report lacked a procedural record and did not specify the tools and software used, undermining its evidentiary value.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Invalidity for failure of the expert to take the oath<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Article 86 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires the expert to swear an oath before the investigating judge; the expert did not take such an oath. The report bears only the signature of the department director without identifying the person who performed the examination.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Insufficiency and inadequacy of the technical report to prove the charge<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report did not explain the technical basis for linking the accounts to the defendant, nor did it specify the source of data, login records, or devices used.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It did not prove that the defendant published the article or the contested content on platforms such as Facebook, Substack, or Al\u2011Araby Al\u2011Jadeed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report relied on screenshots without conducting definitive digital forensic examinations; therefore, it cannot serve as conclusive evidence.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u0645\u0630\u0643\u0631\u0629-\u0628\u0628\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0646-\u062a\u0642\u0631\u064a\u0631-\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062f\u0644\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0646\u064a\u0629-1-1-1.docx\">Memorandum on the invalidity of technical evidence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><br \/>\n29 April 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today, the New Cairo Misdemeanor Court decided to adjourn the trial session of political activist and poet Ahmed Douma, pending case No. 4894 of 2026 (Fifth Settlement Misdemeanors), to May 13.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme State Security Prosecution had referred Douma to trial on April 27, following an article he wrote titled \u201cFrom Prison Inside the State to the State Inside Prison\u201d published on the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed platform, as well as several complaints filed by citizens accusing him of spreading false news with the aim of overthrowing the current political regime.<\/p>\n<p>Douma faces charges of deliberately broadcasting false news, rumors, and statements about the country\u2019s internal situation, which undermine the state\u2019s authority and standing, disturb public security, and harm the public interest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>27 April 2026<\/b><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to transfer Case No. 2449 of 2026 (State Security), in which political activist and poet Ahmed Douma is accused, to the New Cairo Misdemeanor Court. The first hearing is to be held on April 29.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is noted that Douma was arrested over an article he wrote titled \u201cFrom Prison Inside the State to the State Inside Prison,\u201d published on the New Arab platform. He faces charges of publishing false news domestically and abroad that could disturb public peace and security and undermine the state\u2019s authority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><br \/>\n23 April 2026 &#8220;Douma\u2019s appeal against renewing his pretrial detention for 15 days dismissed&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today, the Council Chamber of Badr and Elsherouk Misdemeanor Court decided to dismiss the appeal filed by Ahmed Douma against the decision issued on April 21 to renew his pretrial detention for extra 15 days pending investigations in lawsuit No. 2449 of 2026 (Supreme State Security) in which he\u2019s convicted for writing the article titled \u201cA Prison Inside the State and a State Inside the Prison,\u201d on the New Arab platform.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Douma faces charges of publishing false news domestically and abroad that could disturb public peace and security and undermine the state\u2019s authority. And it\u2019s noteworthy that he was subjected to several security pursuits after he was released from prison by presidential pardon in August 2023, but the prosecution continues to summon him for investigation in connection with various cases, the number of which has reached seven cases, and a total bail amounts close to 230,000 EGP.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>21 April 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the Council Chamber of Badr Misdemeanor Court renewed the detention of political activist <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Ahmed Douma, for 15 days, pending investigations in lawsuit No. 2449 of 2026 (Supreme State Security) in which he\u2019s convicted for writing the article titled \u201cA Prison Inside the State and a State Inside the Prison,\u201d on the New Arab platform. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prosecution also confronted Douma with a Facebook post in which he discussed violations faced by prisoners inside detention facilities, along with several reports filed by citizens accusing Douma of spreading false news with the intent of overthrowing the current political regime.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Douma faces charges of publishing false news domestically and abroad that could disturb public peace and security and undermine the state\u2019s authority. And it\u2019s noteworthy that he was subjected to several security pursuits after he was released from prison by presidential pardon in August 2023, but the prosecution continues to summon him for investigation in connection with various cases, the number of which has reached seven cases, and a total bail amounts close to 230,000 EGP.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AFTE, along with several human rights organizations, issued a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/advocacy-en\/2026\/04\/08\/40595-afteegypt.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">joint statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> calling to immediately release Douma, dropping all charges against him, and closing Case No. 2449 of 2026 in its entirety. They called on Egyptian authorities to lift the travel ban that remains imposed on him, end all ongoing prosecutions, and stop exercising its arrest and prosecution powers to silence him for his exercise of free expression and defense of human rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b><br \/>\n9 April 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Elsherouk and Badr Misdemeanor Court, decided to renew the detention of Activist Ahmed Douma, for 15 days, pending investigations in lawsuit No. 2449 of 2026 (Supreme State Security). He is accused of publishing false news domestically and abroad that could disturb public peace and security and undermine the state\u2019s authority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prosecution confronted Douma with an article he wrote titled \u201cA Prison Inside the State and a State Inside the Prison,\u201d along with a Facebook post in which he discussed violations faced by prisoners inside detention facilities. These charges were brought following several reports filed by citizens accusing Douma of spreading false news with the intent of overthrowing the regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><br \/>\n6 April 2026<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOn April 6, the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to detain activist Ahmed Douma for four days pending investigations in lawsuit No. 2449 of 2026 (Supreme State Security). He is accused of publishing false news domestically and abroad that could disturb public peace and security and undermine the state\u2019s authority.<br \/>\nThe prosecution confronted Douma with an article he wrote titled \u201cA Prison Inside the State and a State Inside the Prison,\u201d along with a Facebook post in which he discussed violations faced by prisoners inside detention facilities. These charges were brought following several reports filed by citizens accusing Douma of spreading false news with the intent of overthrowing the regime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 June 2026 Today, the Fifth Settlement Misdemeanors Court sentenced prominent political activist Ahmed Douma to one year in prison with labor and immediate enforcement in case No. 4894 of 2026 (Fifth Settlement Misdemeanors). 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