Public Affairs’ Cases Calendar in Egypt

2016 : June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2017 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2018 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2019 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2020 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2021 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2022 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

April Hearings


4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 18 , 19 , 23 , 26 , 27 , 28
Date Details
4 - April
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.

  • 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 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

5 - April
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

6 - April
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.

  • 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.

7 - April
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

8 - April
2020
  • 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.

11 - April
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)

12 - April
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.

  • 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-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

13 - April
2020
14 - April
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

18 - April
2020
  • 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

19 - April
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.

     

23 - April
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.

26 - April
2020
  • Retrial procedures of one defendant on the case of "3rd anniversary of the revolution"

    Cairo Court of Appeal, Cairo Criminal Court’s 5th circuit, number of defendant: 1

    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.

     

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

27 - April
2020
28 - April
2020
  • 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

  • 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.