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February Hearings


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Date Details
1 - February
2020
  • 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

  • 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 - February
2020
  • 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.

  • 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

3 - February
2020
  • 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

  • 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 Mohamed Salah Body

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

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

  • The oppressed of Abdeen

    The Court of Cassation, High Court, number of defendants: 128
    – Charges: Possession of an incendiary weapon and explosives without a license, joining and participating in a demonstration that threatens public security and order, and citizens’ safety, participating in a gathering of more than 5, using force and violence with public officials, deliberately exposing means of land transportation to danger.

  • Cabinet Incidents

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

    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.

  • ISIS- Upper Egypt Province

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendant: 1 (retrial procedures)

    Charges: Establishing a terrorist group that aims at disrupting the Constitution and the law, preventing state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, attacking the personal freedom of citizens alongside the public rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, and harming the national unity and social peace.

4 - February
2020
  • Detention renewal of leftist leader Kamal Khalil

    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

  • 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 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 –

  • 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 - February
2020
  • Detention renewal of blogger Radwa Mohamed

    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

8 - February
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 - February
2020
  • 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.

  • 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

  • Cassation of ISIS Matrhouh Provine

    Court of Cassation, High Court, appeal of 20 defendants
    The sentences against the appellants 7 death sentences, 10 life imprisonment, 3 aggravated imprisonment for 15 years.
    Charges: joining a terrorist group (ISIS – Matrouh Province) killing 21 Copts in the state of Libya, and possessing weapons and ammunition without permission.

  • 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 

  • Detention renewal of journalist Ahmed Shaker

    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

10 - February
2020
  • Detention renewal Khalil Abdul Hamid‏

    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

  • Detention renewal of labor activist Khalil Rezq‏

    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

  • 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

11 - February
2020
  • rights lawyer Mahinor Al-Masry 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

     

     

  • 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

12 - February
2020
  • 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.

  • 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

13 - February
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

  • Al-Ma'asra Cell

    Cairo Criminal Court, number of defendants: 18 (Retrial procedures)

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, preventing state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, and attacking citizens’ personal freedom and rights and possessing unlicensed explosive materials

15 - February
2020
  • 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.

16 - February
2020
  • Al-Ma'asra Cell

    Cairo Criminal Court, number of defendants: 18 (Retrial procedures)

    Charges: Joining a group established contrary to the provisions of the law, preventing state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, and attacking citizens’ personal freedom and rights and possessing unlicensed explosive materials

  • Dispersal of Rabaa sit-in

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 84

    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

  • Arson of Kafr Hakim Church

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 6(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.

17 - February
2020
  • Dispersal of Rabaa sit-in

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 84

    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

  • 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

  • The oppressed of Abdeen

    The Court of Cassation, High Court, number of defendants: 128
    – Charges: Possession of an incendiary weapon and explosives without a license, joining and participating in a demonstration that threatens public security and order, and citizens’ safety, participating in a gathering of more than 5, using force and violence with public officials, deliberately exposing means of land transportation to danger.

18 - February
2020
  • Detention renewal of lawyer Mohamed al-Baqir and blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 2

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

  • 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

  • Cabinet Incidents

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

    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.

  • ISIS Upper Egypt Province

    Court of Cassation, High Court, number of defendants: 18

    Charges: Establishing, taking the leadership of, and joining a group that was established contrary to the provisions of the law, and whose purpose is to disrupt the provisions of the constitution and laws, to prevent state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, to attack the personal freedom of citizens, and to harm the national unity and social peace.

19 - February
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

20 - February
2020
  • Resumption of measures of lawyer Mohamed al-Baqir and blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 2

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

  • 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

22 - February
2020
  • Arson of Kafr Hakim Church

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Instutite, Number of defendants: 6(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.

  • 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)

  • Closing the office of The Guardian Newspaper

    The State Council Administrative Court

    Reviewing the lawsuit filed by lawyer Samir Sabri demanding closing the office of The Guardian newspaper in Cairo for deliberately tarnishing Egypt’s image abroad.

  • 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.

23 - February
2020
24 - February
2020
  • 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

  • The appeal of the "dispersal of Rabaa Sit-in" case

    – The Court of Cassation, High Court of Justice
    – Considering the appeal challenging the death, life imprisonment and high-security prison sentences passed in “Rabaa Sit-in dispersal” case
    – Charges: Establishing, leading and joining a terrorist group, murder,  attempted murder, gathering, protesting without notification, damaging public property, infringement of private property, and committing crimes of arson.

  • 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.

26 - February
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

27 - February
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

  • 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

29 - February
2020