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December Hearings


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Date Details
1 - December
2019
  • Request to freeze the assets of Hassan Nafea

    Cairo Criminal Court, Number of defendants 1
    The Public Prosecutor request for an asset freeze of Dr. Hassan Nafea held in pretrial detention pending case No. 488 of 2019 State Security

  • Detention renewal of activist Khalil Rezk

    State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants 1 (detention renewal)
    Charges: Participation with a terrorist group in achieving its objectives, publishing and spreading false news and information, and misuse of social networking tools.

  • Assassination attempt of the security director of Alexandria

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 11
    Charges: Taking leadership of a terrorist group whose purpose is to call for the disruption of the provisions of the Constitution and laws, preventing state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking the personal freedom of citizens and damaging national unity and social peace.

  • Supporters of Jerusalem

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 213

    Charges: Establishing, taking leadership of, and joining a terrorist group aimed at disrupting the provisions of the constitution and the laws, preventing state institutions from carrying out their duties, attacking the rights and liberties of citizens, harming national unity and social peace, spying for a foreign organization “Hamas” the military wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, the destruction of state facilities, premeditated murder, attempted murder and possession of weapons, ammunition and explosives

2 - December
2019
  • Helwan Brigades

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 215

    Charges: Assuming leadership of a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, the purpose of which is to call for disrupting the provisions of the constitution and laws, preventing state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking citizens’ personal freedoms and the public rights and freedoms provided for by the constitution and harming national unity and social peace

3 - December
2019
  • Detention renewal of Sayed al-Banna,Walid Shawky and Ayman Abdel-Moati

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, Number of defendants: 3 (Detention renewal).

    Charges: Colluding with a terrorist group in achieving its aims and spreading false news and statements

  • Detention renewal of blogger Mohamed Oxygen

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1 (Detention renewal) 

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, misusing social media means, and publishing and broadcasting false news and statements. 

  • Detention renewal of Egyptian human rights lawyer Mahinour El-Masry

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1 (Detention renewal) 

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, misusing social media means, and publishing and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Arson of Kafr Hakim Church

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 4(Retrial procedures) 

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law and the Constitution, possession of firearms and ammunition, attempted murder, deliberate arson of a religious facility, cutting off traffic, and resisting the authorities.

  • Sinai province

    Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 555

    Charges: Advocating the ideas of the extremist terrorist group “ISIS” based on considering the ruler an infidel and the necessity of going out against him, claiming that the Islamic law “Sharia” is not applied, considering the armed forces, the police and the judiciary as infidels, calling for their blood and the blood of the Christians, calling for seizing their property and houses of worship

4 - December
2019
  • Hassm Movement II

    The Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 271

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, killing Captain Ibrahim al-Azzazi of the national security sector and targeting security spots of the police

  • Cabinet Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 5

    Charges: First degree murder, gathering, protesting without notice, trespassing on public and private property, arson of the Scientific Complex, and possession of explosive materials without license.

  • Dispersal of Rabaa sit-in

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 73

    Charges: Premeditated murder of citizens and police forces, attempted murder, intentional obstruction of transportation, demonstration without notification, gathering, intentional destruction of public and private property, possession and acquisition of weapons and ammunition without notification

5 - December
2019
  • Request to freeze the assets of Hassan Nafea

    Cairo Criminal Court, Number of defendants 1
    The Public Prosecutor request for an asset freeze of Dr. Hassan Nafea held in pretrial detention pending case No. 488 of 2019 State Security

  • US Embassy Incidents II

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, Number of defendants: 15

    Charges: Gathering, endangering public peace, committing murders, attempted murder, infringement of public and private property, possession of weapons, display of force and intimidating citizens

7 - December
2019
  • Isis group- Sinai Province

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 44

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group that aims at toppling the ruling regime, disrupting the Constitution and the law, attacking public and private properties, promoting Isis terrorist views, planning to murder Islamic researcher Islam Beherie

8 - December
2019
  • Helwan Brigades

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 215

    Charges: Assuming leadership of a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, the purpose of which is to call for disrupting the provisions of the constitution and laws, preventing state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking citizens’ personal freedoms and the public rights and freedoms provided for by the constitution and harming national unity and social peace

  • Isis group- Sinai Province

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 44

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group that aims at toppling the ruling regime, disrupting the Constitution and the law, attacking public and private properties, promoting Isis terrorist views, planning to murder Islamic researcher Islam Beherie

9 - December
2019
  • Helwan Brigades

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 215

    Charges: Assuming leadership of a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, the purpose of which is to call for disrupting the provisions of the constitution and laws, preventing state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking citizens’ personal freedoms and the public rights and freedoms provided for by the constitution and harming national unity and social peace

  • Detention renewal of journalist solafa magdy

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, misusing social media, and spreading and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Detention renewal of journalist Hossam Al syad

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Detention renewal of journalist Islam Mosadaq

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, misusing social media, and spreading and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Detention renewal of blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah

    Detention renewal of blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining and funding a terrorist group, misusing social media, and spreading and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Detention renewal of lawyer Mohamed al-Baqir

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining and funding a terrorist group, misusing social media, and spreading and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Breaking into Kerdasa Police Department

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, Number of defendants: 1 (retrial proceedings)
    Charges: Murder, unauthorized possession of firearms and ammunition, membership in a group established unlawfully, gathering, deliberate destruction of public and private property, theft of a police station items, smuggling of prisoners held in the station, and theft.

  • Isis group- Sinai Province

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 44

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group that aims at toppling the ruling regime, disrupting the Constitution and the law, attacking public and private properties, promoting Isis terrorist views, planning to murder Islamic researcher Islam Beherie

  • al-Warraq Island Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 31
    Charges: Participation in a gathering of more than five persons intended to disrupt the provisions of the law and the constitution, the use of force, threatening to use violence with security personnel, possession of unlicensed firearms, unauthorized possession of ammunition, deliberately inflicting injuries on victims, possession of cold weapons (rocks and stones)
    The court decided to postpone to the December 9, 2019, hearing

10 - December
2019
  • Sinai province

    Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 555

    Charges: Advocating the ideas of the extremist terrorist group “ISIS” based on considering the ruler an infidel and the necessity of going out against him, claiming that the Islamic law “Sharia” is not applied, considering the armed forces, the police and the judiciary as infidels, calling for their blood and the blood of the Christians, calling for seizing their property and houses of worship

11 - December
2019
  • Activist Sameh Seoudi's detention renewal

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1 (detention renewal) 

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, misusing social media, spreading false news and statements 

  • Rights lawyer Amr Imam's detention renewal

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1 (detention renewal) 

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, misusing social media, spreading false news and statements

  • Hassm Movement II

    The Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 271

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, killing Captain Ibrahim al-Azzazi of the national security sector and targeting security spots of the police

  • Isis Sinai- Targeting the State Security Prosecution

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 12

    Charges: Joining and leading a terrorist group that aims at disrupting the Constitution and the law, preventing state instituions  and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking the personal freedom of citizens and harming the national unity and social peace

  • Isis group- Sinai Province

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 44

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group that aims at toppling the ruling regime, disrupting the Constitution and the law, attacking public and private properties, promoting Isis terrorist views, planning to murder Islamic researcher Islam Beherie

12 - December
2019
  • al-Warraq Island Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 31
    Charges: Participation in a gathering of more than five persons intended to disrupt the provisions of the law and the constitution, the use of force, threatening to use violence with security personnel, possession of unlicensed firearms, unauthorized possession of ammunition, deliberately inflicting injuries on victims, possession of cold weapons (rocks and stones)

14 - December
2019
  • Appealing the travel ban

    Cairo Criminal Court, Abdeen Court

    The hearing of the appeal submitted by 11 human rights defenders on their travel ban decision issued in the shutting down of civil society case.

  • Al-Zaher violence incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 3(Retrial procedures) 

    Charges: Participating in a gathering for the purpose of assaulting people and the public and private property, threatening to use force and violence and using them against victims with the intent to intimidate them and cause material and moral harm to them, in addiiton to the deliberate killing of citizens.

15 - December
2019
  • Isis Sinai- Targeting the State Security Prosecution

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 12

    Charges: Joining and leading a terrorist group that aims at disrupting the Constitution and the law, preventing state instituions  and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking the personal freedom of citizens and harming the national unity and social peace

16 - December
2019
  • Helwan Brigades

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 215

    Charges: Assuming leadership of a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, the purpose of which is to call for disrupting the provisions of the constitution and laws, preventing state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking citizens’ personal freedoms and the public rights and freedoms provided for by the constitution and harming national unity and social peace

17 - December
2019
  • Sinai province

    Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 555

    Charges: Advocating the ideas of the extremist terrorist group “ISIS” based on considering the ruler an infidel and the necessity of going out against him, claiming that the Islamic law “Sharia” is not applied, considering the armed forces, the police and the judiciary as infidels, calling for their blood and the blood of the Christians, calling for seizing their property and houses of worship

  • Arson of Kafr Hakim Church

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 4(Retrial procedures) 

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law and the Constitution, possession of firearms and ammunition, attempted murder, deliberate arson of a religious facility, cutting off traffic, and resisting the authorities.

  • Detention renewal of blogger Mohamed Oxygen

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1 (Detention renewal) 

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, misusing social media means, and publishing and broadcasting false news and statements. 

18 - December
2019
  • Hassm Movement II

    The Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 271

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, killing Captain Ibrahim al-Azzazi of the national security sector and targeting security spots of the police

  • Dispersal of Rabaa sit-in

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 73

    Charges: Premeditated murder of citizens and police forces, attempted murder, intentional obstruction of transportation, demonstration without notification, gathering, intentional destruction of public and private property, possession and acquisition of weapons and ammunition without notification

  • Al-Maghara incidents

    Sohag Criminal Court, number of defendants: 66

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, vandalism of  property, and possession of firearms and ammunition without a license

21 - December
2019
  • Isis Sinai- Targeting the State Security Prosecution

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 12

    Charges: Joining and leading a terrorist group that aims at disrupting the Constitution and the law, preventing state instituions  and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking the personal freedom of citizens and harming the national unity and social peace

  • Al-Nusra Front (Jabhat Al-Nusra)

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 16

    Charges: Establishment and leadership of an al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group inside the country calling for the takfir of the ruler and the need to go out against him using force, targeting public facilities, justifying the shedding of Christians’ blood and the seizure of their money and the private property of citizens aiming to disrupt public order and endangering the safety and security of society

  • Challenging the placement of Abu el-Fotouh on terrorism lists

    Court of Cassation, High Court of Justice, number of defendants: 16
    Challenge submitted by 16 defendants against the decision to place them on the terrorist lists in case No. 440 of 2018 State Security

22 - December
2019
  • Detention renewal of journalist Mohamed Salah

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Detention renewal of journalist Khaled Dawood

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Detention renewal of journalist Hossam Al syad

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Detention renewal of journalist solafa magdy

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, misusing social media, and spreading and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Helwan Brigades

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 215

    Charges: Assuming leadership of a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, the purpose of which is to call for disrupting the provisions of the constitution and laws, preventing state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking citizens’ personal freedoms and the public rights and freedoms provided for by the constitution and harming national unity and social peace

  • Breaking into al-Tebeen Police Station

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 34
    Charges: Gathering, thuggery, attempted murder of police officers and police personnel of al-Tebeen police station, setting fire to the police station and its contents, attempting to breakout prisoners, possession of firearms and cold weapons, and joining a group contrary to the law.

23 - December
2019
  • Nasr City Cell

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, Number of Defendants: 1 (retrial proceedings)
    Charges: Formation of a terrorist cell targeting security personnel that calls for considering the ruler an infidel and going out against him, and targeting the headquarters of diplomatic missions and foreign ships.

  • Detention renewal of lawyer Mohamed al-Baqir

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining and funding a terrorist group, misusing social media, and spreading and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Detention renewal of blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah

    Detention renewal of blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining and funding a terrorist group, misusing social media, and spreading and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Detention renewal of journalist Islam Mosadaq

    The State Security Prosecution, New Cairo, Number of defendants: 1, Detention renewal

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, misusing social media, and spreading and broadcasting false news and statements

  • Arson of Kafr Hakim Church

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 4(Retrial procedures) 

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law and the Constitution, possession of firearms and ammunition, attempted murder, deliberate arson of a religious facility, cutting off traffic, and resisting the authorities.

  • ISIS cell Giza

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 7.
    Charges: Adhering to the beliefs of ISIS terrorist group and planning to target churches and military facilities and bombing them.

  • al-Mosky Violence Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Tora Courts Complex, Number of defendants: 9 “retrial”
    Charges: Use of force, display of force, joining a group founded contrary to the law, assaulting a police officer, preventing him from carrying out his duty, trespassing on public and private property, blocking roads and disrupting traffic.

  • The great wheat corruption

    Giza Criminal Court, number of defendant: 11

    Charges: Seizing 104 million Egyptian pounds, and facilitating the seizure of more than 530 million Egyptian pounds of state funds for the benefit of several individuals, topped by Abdul Ghaffar Mohammed Salmouni – Vice President of the Chamber of Grain Industry

24 - December
2019
  • Breaking into al-Tebeen Police Station

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 34
    Charges: Gathering, thuggery, attempted murder of police officers and police personnel of al-Tebeen police station, setting fire to the police station and its contents, attempting to breakout prisoners, possession of firearms and cold weapons, and joining a group contrary to the law.

  • Sinai province

    Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 555

    Charges: Advocating the ideas of the extremist terrorist group “ISIS” based on considering the ruler an infidel and the necessity of going out against him, claiming that the Islamic law “Sharia” is not applied, considering the armed forces, the police and the judiciary as infidels, calling for their blood and the blood of the Christians, calling for seizing their property and houses of worship

25 - December
2019
  • Maspero Incidents II

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants: 2 (retrial of 2 defendants against a 10 years rigorous imprisonment sentence in absentia).
    Charges: Gathering, murder, display of force, attacking public and private property, attacking citizens, and threatening to use violence in a way that resulted in the disturbance of public peace.

  • Al-Nusra Front (Jabhat Al-Nusra)

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 16

    Charges: Establishment and leadership of an al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group inside the country calling for the takfir of the ruler and the need to go out against him using force, targeting public facilities, justifying the shedding of Christians’ blood and the seizure of their money and the private property of citizens aiming to disrupt public order and endangering the safety and security of society

  • Hassm Movement II

    The Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 271

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, killing Captain Ibrahim al-Azzazi of the national security sector and targeting security spots of the police

  • Maspero Incidents II

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants: 2 (retrial of 2 defendants against a 10 years rigorous imprisonment sentence in absentia).
    Charges: Gathering, murder, display of force, attacking public and private property, attacking citizens, and threatening to use violence in a way that resulted in the disturbance of public peace.

26 - December
2019
  • al-Arab Police Station Incidents

    Port Said Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 62

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law and carrying out terrorist operations

  • The Green Belt

    Cairo Criminal Court convened at the Fifth Settlement, number of defendant 5

    Charges: Profiteering and harming public mone by selling large tracts of land in “Green Belt” area with a price considerably lower than the true market value.

28 - December
2019
  • The assassination attempt of the assistant public prosecutor

    The Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 304

    Charges: Carrying out 17 terrorist attacks that targeted the killing of army officers, police personnel, clerics, judges and prosecutors

29 - December
2019
  • Isis Sinai- Targeting the State Security Prosecution

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 12

    Charges: Joining and leading a terrorist group that aims at disrupting the Constitution and the law, preventing state instituions  and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking the personal freedom of citizens and harming the national unity and social peace