Fifty one Egyptian citizens from the governorates of Cairo and Alexandria have been detained for 15 days pending investigation in relation to the protests that began approximately two weeks ago in support of the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a flagrant Israeli aggression for 24 days.
On Sunday evening, three young men, identified as Ahmed Abu Al-Azm, Mario Abdel Masih, and Sami Abdel Gawad, appeared at the Supreme State Security Prosecution. They were forcibly disappeared for more than a week after their arrest from their homes in Cairo at dawn Saturday, October 21, following their participation in pro-Gaza protests that broke out in Tahrir Square on October 20.
The investigations continued with the three young men until the early hours of Monday morning, and it was decided to imprison them for a period of 15 days, pending Case No. 2463 of 2023, the Supreme State Security Investigation, which is the third case prepared by the Egyptian Supreme State Security Prosecution related to pro-Gaza demonstrations.
Those detained in relation to this case were charged with “joining a terrorist group, inciting demonstrations on social media, participating in a gathering of more than 5 people, committing a terrorist act, intentionally sabotaging public and private property, and damaging fixed and mobile property.”
The Egyptian authorities have arrested thousands of people in politically motivated arrest campaigns, as many of them were convicted, sentenced in unfair trials, or detained without trial for years on unfounded terrorism-related charges in extremely poor detention conditions.
