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April Hearings


1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 20 , 23 , 24 , 27 , 28 , 30
Date Details
1 - April
2019
  • Supporters of Jerusalem III, The defendants' appeal

    • The Military Appeals Court, number of defendants: 213
    • Charges: Targeting the security force in charge of the coastal road at al-Dabaa area of Marsa Matruh province. On 18 March 2015, they (the elements) assassinated Sergeant Karim Fuad, the assistant detective of the Alamein Police Station, and attempted to murder: Sergeant Khalid Abdul Jalil Al-Sayed Al-Sayahi and police sergeant Bahaa Mohammed Al-Zoherie nearby Maryia Gate of Alamein City.
    • Case adjourned for the 6 May 2019 session.

  • 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.

    From the 31 March 2019 session

    To 8 April 2019

  • The Administrative Office incidents

    Sohag Criminal Court, number of defendants: 19

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, possessing publications and leaflets

    From 3 March 2019

  • Corruption of the Ministry of Interior (MoI)

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 11

    Charges: Seizing public funds in the ministry and the deliberate squandering of more than two billion Egyptian pounds between 2000 and July 2011

2 - April
2019
  • Mohammed Ramadan's detention renewal

    Montazah Prosecution, number of defendant: 1

    Charges: Colluding with a terrorist group to achieve its goals, spreading false news and statements, inciting to protest

    Detention renewal session

    The prosecution decided to renew the defendant’s detention for 15 days.

  • Abdel-Monem Abo El-Fetouh's detention renewal

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 1

    Charges: Establishing and taking leadership of a terrorist group contrary to the provisions of the law and spreading false news and statements  

    Detention renewal session

  • 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.

  • Dispersal of Rabaa sit-in

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 37

    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.

3 - April
2019
  • The Special Operations Committees in Helwan and Fayoum

    The Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants: 154

    Charges: Establishing a terrorist group affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood in Fayoum governorate, called “The Specific Operations Committees”, which carries out hostile acts against; judges, courts, and the individuals and installations of the armed forces, the police and public facilities with the aim to overthrow state institutions.

    The court decided to adjourn the case for the 16 April 2019 session

  • Trial of anchor Azza al-Hennawy

    The Disciplinary Court, State Council, held at Abbasiya Court, number of defendants: 1

    Charges: Participating through a phone call on a channel hostile to the state and insulting the President of the Republic.

  • Corruption of the Ministry of Interior (MoI)

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 11

    Charges: Seizing public funds in the ministry and the deliberate squandering of more than two billion Egyptian pounds between 2000 and July 2011

    The court set the case for adjudication at the 9 May 2019 session

  • 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.

4 - April
2019
  • "Breaking into Atfih Police Station" incidents

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 6

    Charges: Demonstrating, threatening to use violence, breaking into Atfih police station, attempted murder, forming a gang in possession of weapons and ammunition, Molotov cocktails and birdshots in order to attack police forces at Atfih police station, kill them, the destruction of public and private property, and preventing state institutions from performing their duties.

6 - April
2019
  • 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.

  • Al-Fath Mosque Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 33

    Charges: Committing acts of violence, killing and assaulting police forces and citizens, arson of facilities and property, committing crimes of desecration and destruction of the al-Fath mosque, disrupting prayer, murder and attempted murder for terrorist purposes, gathering, thuggery, and vandalizing public and private facilities

  • Attacking the "Three Pyramids Hotel"

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Academy, number of defendants: 26

    Charges: Leadership of a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, providing the group with funds and weapons, attacking the “Three Pyramids” hotel, possession of firearms and ammunition, gathering, using force against the police and vandalizing property.

7 - April
2019
  • Lawsuit to nullify the journalists' sanctions list/bylaws

    The 2nd circuit, Court of Administrative Justice, State Council

    The lawsuit demands to nullify and stop the implementation of the decision No. 16 of 2019, issued by the Supreme Media Regulatory Council regarding the list of sanctions/regulations and measures that may be applied against entities governed by the Law Regulating the Press and Media (Law 39418 of 73 judiciary year)

  • Breaching the eastern borders‏

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 28

    Charges: Coordinating with the Political Bureau of Hamas, the leaders of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Lebanese Hezbollah to create chaos in order to overthrow the Egyptian state and its institutions, training armed members by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards to commit acts of hostility and militarism inside the country, and attacking and breaking into Egyptian prisons.

  • Undoing the rule of a cell calling Damietta

    Court of Cassation, High Court of Justice

    The appeal of 28 defendants examined the death sentences, life imprisonment and aggravated imprisonment

  • Giza violence incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute in Tora, number of defendants 2

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law and the constitution, trespassing on public and private property, gathering and disrupting public transport

    From the 11 March 2019 session

8 - April
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.

9 - April
2019
  • Moataz Wadnan detention renewal

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendant: 1

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

    Detention renewal session

  • Al Badrashin violence incidents

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Academy, number of defendant: 2  (Retrial procedures)

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, protesting without prior notification    

  • Moqattam police station incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, New Cairo, number of defendant: 102

    Charges: protesting without prior notification, gathering and attacking Moqattam police station

  • 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.

  • Spying for Hamas

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 24

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, leadership of a terrorist group and espionage for a foreign country.

10 - April
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.

  • St. Mina Church Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 11
    Charges: Establishment, leadership and joining a Takfiri group (a group that accuses of apostasy), financing members of the group, murder of 9 Christians and a police personnel, attempted murder of others, and resisting the police using force and violence

11 - April
2019
  • Helwan Microbes cell

    Cairo Criminal Court, Institute of Police Secretaries, 32 accused

    The accusations: – Joining a terrorist group established contrary to the provisions of the law and the constitution, possession of weapons and explosives, the implementation of a number of terrorist operations, the murder of police officers, the assassination of an officer and seven policemen from the Helwan police station,

13 - April
2019
  • Breaking into Al-Wahat Checkpoint

    The Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 43

    Charges: Premeditated murder of police officers and police personnel on the Oasis road for terrorist purposes, attempted murder for the same purpose, possession of firearms and ammunition which may not be authorized for possession, possession of explosives, joining a terrorist organization, joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law and the Constitution, with the objective of attacking members of the armed forces, the police and their facilities, disrupting public order and endangering the safety and security of society.

    The court decided to postpone to the 4 May 2019 hearing

  • St. Mina Church Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 11
    Charges: Establishment, leadership and joining a Takfiri group (a group that accuses of apostasy), financing members of the group, murder of 9 Christians and a police personnel, attempted murder of others, and resisting the police using force and violence

  • Sinai province

    North Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 44

    Charges: They took leadership of a group called “Sinai Province” which aims to commit terrorist crimes and calls for the atonement of the ruler and the need to go out against him, to change the regime by force and to disrupt the constitution and the laws, to attack the members of the armed forces and the police and their facilities, and to spill the blood of Christians and seize their houses of worship, targeting public and important facilities in order to undermine public order and endanger the safety and security of society. Terrorism was one of the means used to achieve the objectives that they call for.

    The court decided to postpone to the 27 April 2019 hearing

14 - April
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

  • Spying for Hamas

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 24

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, leadership of a terrorist group and espionage for a foreign country.

  • St. Mina Church Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 11
    Charges: Establishment, leadership and joining a Takfiri group (a group that accuses of apostasy), financing members of the group, murder of 9 Christians and a police personnel, attempted murder of others, and resisting the police using force and violence

  • 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.

  • Commnicating with ISIS

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 15

    Charges: Establishment and leadership of a group whose purpose is to call for the disruption of the provisions of the Constitution and laws and to prevent state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacks on personal freedoms of citizens, and on public rights and freedoms, harming national unity and social peace.

15 - April
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

  • St. Mina Church Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 11
    Charges: Establishment, leadership and joining a Takfiri group (a group that accuses of apostasy), financing members of the group, murder of 9 Christians and a police personnel, attempted murder of others, and resisting the police using force and violence

  • Manipulating the stock market

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Academy, number of defendants 9

    Charges: Illicit gains of funds estimated at 500 million Egyptian pounds in the sale of the National Bank.

16 - April
2019
  • Manipulating the stock market

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Academy, number of defendants 9

    Charges: Illicit gains of funds estimated at 500 million Egyptian pounds in the sale of the National Bank.

  • St. Mina Church Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 11
    Charges: Establishment, leadership and joining a Takfiri group (a group that accuses of apostasy), financing members of the group, murder of 9 Christians and a police personnel, attempted murder of others, and resisting the police using force and violence

  • 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.

  • Breaching the eastern borders‏

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 28

    Charges: Coordinating with the Political Bureau of Hamas, the leaders of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Lebanese Hezbollah to create chaos in order to overthrow the Egyptian state and its institutions, training armed members by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards to commit acts of hostility and militarism inside the country, and attacking and breaking into Egyptian prisons.

  • Special operations committees in Helwan and Fayoum

    The Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 154

    Charges:  Establishing a terrorist organization in Fayoum affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, AKA “Special Operations Committees”, that carries out acts of aggression against judges, courts, members and facilities of the armed forces, the police, public facilities with the aim of bringing down state institutions.

  • Appeal of "Soldiers of Egypt" defendants

    Court of Cassation, convened at the High Court, number of defendants: 39

    Sentences: Death by hanging for 13 defendants, life imprisonment for 17 defendants, 15 years in prison for 2 defendants, 5 years in prison for 7 defendants and acquittal of 5 defendants.

    Charges: Establishing a group founded contrary to the provisions of the law. Its purpose is to call for disrupting the provisions of the constitution and laws, and to prevent state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, carrying out attacks on the personal freedom of citizens. Establishing the “Soldiers of Egypt” group that calls for considering the ruler an infidel and legitimizes going out against him, changing the regime by force, attacking members and facilities of the armed forces and the police, the spilling the blood of Christians and seizing their houses of worship and the looting of their money and property.

17 - April
2019
  • Al-Maghara incidents

    Sohag Criminal Court, number of defendants: 190

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

    From 20 March 2019

  • Trial of Zuhair Garana over the licensing of tourism companies

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants: One defendant

    Charges: Obtaining for others profit and public benefit with no right by means of his position, issuing licenses for the creation and establishment of tourism companies, contrary to the ministerial decisions issued by him to stop issuing such licenses, and severely harming the interests of others by refraining from accepting the requests of some owners of companies.

    From 18 February 2019 session

  • Popular Resistance Committees

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Academy, number of defendants 70

    Charges: Forming a terrorist group to disrupt the constitution and the law, killing three people including a police deputy and possession of weapons and ammunition without a license.

    From the 17 February 2019 session

18 - April
2019
  • Appeal of the defendants in the murder of journalist Mayada Ashraf case

    Court of Cassation, convened at the High Court, number of defendants: 33

    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

20 - April
2019
  • Retrial of a defendant from "April 6"

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Academy, number of defendants: 1

    Charges: Gathering, protesting and disrupting traffic.

    From the 26 February 2019 session

  • Trial of Youssef Waly and others over "Land corruption"

    Cairo Court of Appeal, 4th chamber of Giza Court, number of defendants: 6

    Charges: Deliberately harming the economy and interests of the entity where he works by lowering the price of the feddan from 3600 Egyptian pounds per feddan to 200, and ignoring the report of the Higher Committee for Land Valuation, despite the fact that it is entitled to land valuation in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 143 of 1981 and its statutes, and set the price at 200 EGP which affected the state funds by a deficit of 576,368 Egyptian pounds

23 - April
2019
  • Trial of media figure Youssef al-Husseiny

    Giza Criminal Court, convened at Abbassiya, number of defendants: 1

    Charges: Insulting and libel of the judiciary

  • Profiteering and abusing authority against Ahdy Fadly

    Cairo Criminal Court, Abdeen Court, number of defendants 2

    Charges: Profiteering, exploiting influence and squandering public money

24 - April
2019
  • The assassination attempt against Sisi

    The Military Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 292

    Charges: The assassination of three judges in El Arish, targeting the residence of the judges overseeing the parliamentary elections in North Sinai governorate in a hotel which resulted in the killing of two judges and four policemen and a citizen, and planning to assassinate President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi twice.

27 - April
2019
  • Sinai province

    North Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 44

    Charges: They took leadership of a group called “Sinai Province” which aims to commit terrorist crimes and calls for the atonement of the ruler and the need to go out against him, to change the regime by force and to disrupt the constitution and the laws, to attack the members of the armed forces and the police and their facilities, and to spill the blood of Christians and seize their houses of worship, targeting public and important facilities in order to undermine public order and endanger the safety and security of society. Terrorism was one of the means used to achieve the objectives that they call for.

28 - April
2019
  • Spying for Hamas

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 24

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, leadership of a terrorist group and espionage for a foreign country.

  • al-Arab Police Station Incidents

    Port Said Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 70

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

     

30 - April
2019
  • Profiteering and abusing authority against Ahdy Fadly

    Cairo Criminal Court, Abdeen Court, number of defendants 2

    Charges: Profiteering, exploiting influence and squandering public money

  • Bombing High Pressure Towers

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 45

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, carrying out terrorist operations targeting security personnel, judges, armed forces and vital buildings, possession of explosives, disturbing public peace, terrorizing citizens and possession of weapons and ammunition.

  • Harming the national economy

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 24

    Charges: Taking leadership of a terrorist group, belonging to that group, disrupting the provisions of the Constitution and the laws, preventing state institutions from carrying out its duties, attacking personal freedoms of citizens provided for by the Constitution and the law, and harming national unity and social peace