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August Hearings


4 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 29 , 30 , 31
Date Details
4 - August
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

8 - August
2020
  • Customs corruption

    Cairo Criminal Court, Abbassyia Courts Complex, number of defendant: 1 (Youssef Boutros Ghali)

    Charges: Willful damage to the funds of the Ministry of Finance.

  • Retrial of defendants in "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.

  • 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.

9 - August
2020
  • 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.

  • 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 8

    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.

  • 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-Nahda Sit-in dispersal

    Giza Criminal Court, retrial procedures of defendants, 2nd Terrorism circuit, number of defendants: 12

    Charges: Staging a gathering with the aim to disturb public security and peace, endangering the lives of citizens, and resisting police officers in charge of dispersing the gathering, premeditated murder, blocking roads and opposing the June 30 revolution.

10 - August
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.

     

  • * Retrial of one defendant in "Advanced Qualitative Committees Cell"

    Cairo Court of Appeal, The criminal court’s fifth circuit (terrorism), number of defendant: 2

    Charges: Leading an organization that is established contrary to the provisions of the law and which aims at disrupt the constitution and law, preventing state institution and public authorities from performing their duties, assaulting personal freedoms of citizens and public freedoms and rights guaranteed by the constitution and the law, harming national unity and social peace, through the establishment of operations committees affiliated with the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group with the aim to: overthrow the regime by force, attack police personnel and facilities as well as public and private establishments using terrorism to achieve their purposes.

11 - August
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

13 - August
2020
  • * Retrial of one defendant in "Popular Resistance Committees"

    Cairo Court of Appeal, Giza Criminal (Terrorism) 2nd circuit, number of defendants: 1

    Charges: Establishing a terrorist group to disrupt the constitution and the law, killing 3 people including a low-ranking police officer, and possessing unlicensed arms and ammunition

15 - August
2020
  • * The dismissal of MB- affiliated employees from state institutions

    The State Council, The Court of Administrative Justice’s First Circuit (Rights and Freedoms), plaintiff: lawyer Samir Sabry

    Case No. 66967 of 73 judicial year.

    The lawsuit demands: To issue a decision to dismiss all employees belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood group from their posts and positions in the state’s administrative apparatus.

16 - August
2020
  • * Retrial of one defendant in "Advanced Qualitative Committees Cell"

    Cairo Court of Appeal, The criminal court’s fifth circuit (terrorism), number of defendant: 2

    Charges: Leading an organization that is established contrary to the provisions of the law and which aims at disrupt the constitution and law, preventing state institution and public authorities from performing their duties, assaulting personal freedoms of citizens and public freedoms and rights guaranteed by the constitution and the law, harming national unity and social peace, through the establishment of operations committees affiliated with the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group with the aim to: overthrow the regime by force, attack police personnel and facilities as well as public and private establishments using terrorism to achieve their purposes.

  • 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

17 - August
2020
  • 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.

  • Trial of engineer Mamdouh Hamza

    Court of Appeal, Cairo Criminal Court, 1st circuit Terrorism, The Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants: 1

    Case No. 48 of 2020 State Security

    Charges: Inciting to commit a terrorism crime, use force and violence and disturb public order through posting comments on his personal “Twitter” and obstructing and resisting the authorities while carrying out their duties.

18 - August
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

  • Cabinet Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 8

    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.

22 - August
2020
  • Retrial procedures of three defendant on the case of "3rd anniversary of the revolution"

    Cairo Court of Appeal, Cairo Criminal Court’s 5th circuit, number of defendant: 3

    Charges: Murder and attempted murder, gathering, display of force and threatening to use violence, deliberate vandalization of public property, disturbing the public peace in a way that violates the law.

     

23 - August
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

  • 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)

24 - August
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.

     

  • Al-Zaher violence incidents

    Criminal Court (Terrorism)’s 5th circuit, retrial procedures of one defendant

    Charges: Taking part in a rally with the aim of assaulting people and public and private property, display of force, threatening to use violence against victims with the intent to intimidate and harm them physically and psychologically, and the attempted murder of citizens.

25 - August
2020
  • 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

  • Cabinet Incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants 8

    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.

  • 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

26 - August
2020
  • Trial of engineer Mamdouh Hamza

    Court of Appeal, Cairo Criminal Court, 1st circuit Terrorism, The Police Cadets Institute, number of defendants: 1

    Case No. 48 of 2020 State Security

    Charges: Inciting to commit a terrorism crime, use force and violence and disturb public order through posting comments on his personal “Twitter” and obstructing and resisting the authorities while carrying out their duties.

  • May 15 violence incidents

    Cairo Criminal Court, Criminal Court’s 5th circuit, number of defendants: 2

    Charges: Participating in an illegal protest with the aim of disrupting the country’s stability, joining an outlawed group that used force, violence and intimidation to achieve its goals, staging a protest at May 15 district endangering the community’s security, safety, national unity and social peace.

29 - August
2020
  • Retrial procedures of three defendant on the case of "3rd anniversary of the revolution"

    Cairo Court of Appeal, Cairo Criminal Court’s 5th circuit, number of defendant: 3

    Charges: Murder and attempted murder, gathering, display of force and threatening to use violence, deliberate vandalization of public property, disturbing the public peace in a way that violates the law.

     

  • * A lawsuit demanding to implement the "Prison Authority Sector" Law for lawyer Ziyad Al-Alimi

    The Court of Administrative Justice’s 1st circuit (Rights and Freedoms)

    Case No: 37306 of 47 judicial year.

    The lawsuit demands: To enable lawyer and former MP Ziyad Al-Alimi to communicate with his lawyers and family by any possible means of communication.

30 - August
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

  • * Retrial of defendants in the "Arson of Kafr Hakim Church"

    Cairo Criminal Court’s first circuit, convened at the Police Cadets Institute, Number of defendants: 2 (handed down life imprisonment sentences in the case No. 8672 of 2014 Kerdasa, registered under No. 3358 of 2014 North Giza).

    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.

31 - August
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.