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January Hearings


2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 18 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27
Date Details
2 - January
2021
3 - January
2021
  • "Breaking into Atfih Police Station" incidents

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

    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.

  • 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

  • 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.

4 - January
2021
  • Retrial of Mahmoud Ezzat, the Guidance Office incidents

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, Number of defendant: 1 (Mahmoud Ezzat)

    Charges:  Incitement to murder and attempted murder, in implementation of a terrorist purpose, possession of unauthorized firearms and live ammunition, joining an armed gang that is aimed at terrorizing citizens and inciting bullying and violence, in front of the Guidance Office in the suburb of Mokattam, southeast of Cairo, during the June 30 Protests demanding the departure of Morsi leaving 9 killed and 91 injured.

  • 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.

5 - January
2021
  • 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

  • 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 - January
2021
  • 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.

  • 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.

9 - January
2021
  • ISIS- Boulaq al-Dakrur

    Giza Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, Number of defendant: 1 (Mahmoud Ezzat)

    Charges:  Incitement to murder and attempted murder, in implementation of a terrorist purpose, possession of unauthorized firearms and live ammunition, joining an armed gang that is aimed at terrorizing citizens and inciting bullying and violence, in front of the Guidance Office in the suburb of Mokattam, southeast of Cairo, during the June 30 Protests demanding the departure of Morsi leaving 9 killed and 91 injured.

10 - January
2021
  • * 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

11 - January
2021
  • Al-Zeitoun Cell I

    Cairo Criminal Court, Police Cadets Institute, Number of defendants: 1 (Retrial procedures)

    Charges: Joining a terrorist group established contrary to the provisions of the law with the aim to call for the disruption of the Constitution, preventing state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their work, attacking the citizens’ public freedoms and harming national unity and social peace.

  • 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.

12 - January
2021
  • 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

  • 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.

18 - January
2021
  • 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 - January
2021
  • 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

24 - January
2021
  • 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

  • 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

25 - January
2021
  • Trial of the Lawyers of Maghagha

    Minya Criminal Court, number of defendants 20

    Charges: Disrupting a public facility, gathering, demonstrate and insulting a judicial institution

     

26 - January
2021
  • "Omranyis's ISIS Cell"

    Cairo Court of Appeal, Cairo Criminal Court’s 1st circuit, 22 defendants

    Case No. 3107 of 2020 Omranyia Criminal, registered under No. 182 of 2017 State Security.

    Charges: Assuming leadership of a terrorist group, joining a terrorist group, attempting to kill police officer Mohamed Tarek and cadet Mohamed Sobhi, vandalizing public properties (police cars), and possessing firearms, pistols, and cartridges.

  • Retrial of Mahmoud Ezzat in "Breaching the Eastern Borders" Case

    Cairo Court of Appeal, Cairo Criminal Court’s 1st circuit, defendant/ Mahmoud Ezzat, a Muslim Brotherhood’s leading member

    Challenging the death sentence issued against him by the Criminal Court on 16 June 2015…

    Charges: Breaching the Egyptian prisons, attacking security and police facilities, and killing police officers during the January 2011 revolution.

27 - January
2021
  • 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