{"id":41640,"date":"2026-08-18T23:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/?p=41640"},"modified":"2026-09-27T23:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:37:57","slug":"citizen-eman-el-shazly-detained-for-15-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/legal-profiles-en\/legal-news-en\/2026\/08\/18\/41640-afteegypt.html","title":{"rendered":"Detention of Eman El\u2011Shazly Renewed for 15 days Following Her Sister\u2019s Criticism of the Political System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>27 September 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Eman Saber Eid Hassan El\u2011Shazly for fifteen days pending investigations in Case No. 4489 of 2026 (State Security Prosecution). This came in parallel with the renewal of detention for her siblings Eid, Hassan, and Shaimaa, who are also defendants in the same case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eman was arrested on August 17 from her home in Alexandria after returning from England to care for her elderly, ill mother. She remained unlawfully detained in an undisclosed location, inaccessible to her family and lawyer, until she was brought before the prosecution. She was charged with using a social media account to promote the ideas of a terrorist organization and broadcasting false news and statements that could harm security and public order. During questioning, she was confronted with printed papers which she denied any connection to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>13 September 2026<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of citizen Eman Saber Eid Hassan El\u2011Shazly for fifteen days pending investigations in Case No. 4489 of 2026 (State Security Prosecution).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eman was arrested on August 17 from her home in Alexandria after returning from England to care for her elderly, ill mother. She remained unlawfully detained in an undisclosed location, inaccessible to her family and lawyer, until she was brought before the prosecution. She was charged with using a social media account to promote the ideas of a terrorist organization and broadcasting false news and statements that could harm security and public order. During questioning, she was confronted with printed papers which she denied any connection to. It is noted that her brothers Hassan and Eid, as well as her sister Shaimaa, are charged in the same case with identical accusations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b><br \/>\n18 August 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme State Security Prosecution, in its session on August 18, 2026, ordered the detention of citizen <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eman Saber Eid Hassan El-Shazly<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for fifteen days pending investigations in Case No. 4489 of 2026 (Supreme State Security).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A security force had arrested her at dawn on August 17 from her home in Alexandria Governorate. She remained in unlawful custody at an undisclosed location, inaccessible to her family and lawyer, until she was brought before the prosecution. She was charged with using a social media account to promote the ideas of a terrorist group and broadcasting false news and statements that could harm public security and order. During questioning, she was confronted with printed papers, which she denied any connection to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is noteworthy that her brothers, Hassan and Eid, have been detained since May 24, 2026, facing investigations in the same case and on identical charges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eman also holds British citizenship and resides in England. She had returned to Egypt following the arrest of her brothers to care for her elderly, ill mother and to be able to visit her brothers in detention.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27 September 2026 The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of Eman Saber Eid Hassan El\u2011Shazly for fifteen days pending investigations in Case No. 4489 of 2026 (State Security Prosecution). This came in parallel with the renewal of detention for her siblings Eid, Hassan, and Shaimaa, who are also defendants in the same case. 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