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December Hearings


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Date Details
1 - December
2020
  • 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

  • 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

5 - December
2020
  • Dispersal of Rabaa sit-in

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 4

    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

6 - December
2020
  • Spying for ISIS

    Cairo Court of Appeals, 1st circuit, Cairo Criminal Court, number of defendants: 11

    Charges: Spying for ISIS terrorist organization and its Special Deterrence Forces in Libya with the aim of committing terrorist crimes against the Egyptian citizens residing there, kidnapping and torturing Egyptian citizens to obtain ransom money for their release, supplying ISIS with money and information, human trafficking, and smuggling illegal immigrants.

  • The seizure of Hassan Nafaa's funds

    Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Fifth Settlement

    Charges: Colluding with a terrorist group to achieve its goals and spreading false news

7 - December
2020
  • The oppressed of downtown

    Court of Cassation,number of defendants 128

    Charges: Protesting without notice, gathering, murder and attempted murder, and possession of explosives

  • Retrial of Ahmed Shafiq in "aviation corruption" case

    Cairo Court of Appeal, North Cairo Criminal Court, Ahmed Shafiq and others

    Retrial of Shafiq and others after the Prosecution accepted the appeal challenging his acquittal

    Charges:  Committing crimes of intentionally harming the funds of the Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation and the Holding Company of Egypt Air in their capacity as public officials.

  • Al-Fath Mosque incidents

    Court of Appeal, Giza Criminal, 2nd circuit (Terrorism), number of defendants: 7

    Charges: Desecration of Al-Fateh Mosque, disrupting prayers, deliberate and attempted murder, gathering, bullying, sabotaging public and private facilities, possessing motorized firearms, cartridges, ammunition and explosives, blocking roads, disrupting public transportation and endangering the safety of people- which are crimes that took place during the period from 16 to 17 August 2013- in addition to joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law and vandalization of public property.

8 - December
2020
  • 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

9 - December
2020
  • 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

  • Airport

    Cairo Court of Appeal, Giza Criminal Court’s 2nd circuit, Mohamed Al-Sayed Khamis, Saleh Abdel-Rahim and 45 others

    Case No. 448 of 2018 State Security, registered under No. 188 of 2020 Supreme State Security Felonies, registered under No. 1386 of 2020 East Cairo, registered under No. 1390 of 2020 Nozha Emergency State Security.

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group, forging official documents

10 - December
2020
12 - December
2020
  • * Retrial of defendants in “Al-Mataria Violence incidents”

    Cairo Court of Appeal, The criminal court’s Fifth Circuit, number of defendants: 2

    Charges: Premeditated and attempted murder, possession of firearms, gathering and committing acts of violence in the Mataria district, on January 25, 2015, and joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law.

  • ISIS cell, First Settlement

    Cairo Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, Cairo Criminal Court, number of defendants 9

    Case No.550 of 2019 State Security Survey, which is registered under Number 2306 of 2019, First Settlement State Security Felonies, No. 187 of 2019 State Security Felonies

    Charges: Establishing and assuming leadership of a terrorist group, establishing a group affiliated with ISIS that calls for: accusing the ruler of being disbeliever and the legitimacy to remove him from office, assaulting members of the armed forces and police, attacking state institutions, and the killing of Christian, using terrorism methods to implement its purposes.

13 - December
2020
14 - December
2020
  • 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

15 - December
2020
  • Trial of activist Sana Seif

    Cairo Court of Appeal, South Cairo Criminal Court’s 10th Circuit, one defendant
    Case No. 12499 of 2020 1st Settlement Misdemeanor, registered under No. 659 of 2020 State Security.
    Charges: Spreading false news and rumors, defaming and verbally insulting a public official while carrying out his duty, and using an account on social media with the purpose of committing a crime.

16 - December
2020
  • ISIS cell, First Settlement

    Cairo Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, Cairo Criminal Court, number of defendants 9

    Case No.550 of 2019 State Security Survey, which is registered under Number 2306 of 2019, First Settlement State Security Felonies, No. 187 of 2019 State Security Felonies

    Charges: Establishing and assuming leadership of a terrorist group, establishing a group affiliated with ISIS that calls for: accusing the ruler of being disbeliever and the legitimacy to remove him from office, assaulting members of the armed forces and police, attacking state institutions, and the killing of Christian, using terrorism methods to implement its purposes.

19 - December
2020
  • al-Arab Police Station Incidents

    Port Said Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 5

    Re-ruling on the verdict in the session of August 22, 2015

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

20 - December
2020
  • 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

21 - December
2020
22 - December
2020
  • 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

23 - December
2020
  • 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

26 - December
2020
  • Retrial of defendants in "License plates"

    Court of Appeal, Cairo Criminal Court, circuit 23 (South), convened at the Fifth Settlement, number of defendants: 1

    Charges: Securing a deal with the German company UTSCH, after it filed a report to the two ministers Youssef Boutros Ghali, former Minister of Finance, and Habib El-Adly, demanding to allow it, upon a direct order, to export license plates for a total of 22 million euros, equivalent to 176 million Egyptian pounds at that time

27 - December
2020
  • 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)

28 - December
2020
  • * The appeal by defendants in "Rabaa El-Adwyia Sit-in dispersal" case

    Court of Cassation, number of defendants: 320

    The defendants are challenging the death and prison sentences issued against them on 8 September 2018.

    Charges: A crowd consisting of more than 5 people gathered in the vicinity of Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square in 2013, endangering the country’s peace and public security. The gathering aimed at intimidating and terrorizing people, putting their lives, freedoms, and security at risk, and committing assault crimes against people and those surrounded the crowd or anyone who oppose their political affiliation, ideas and beliefs.

29 - December
2020
  • 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

30 - December
2020
  • 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