An Egyptian criminal court issued death sentences for two individuals and life imprisonment for four others in the case known in the media as the “Revolutionary Cell,” a trial entirely based on fabricated security investigations that do not meet the standards to form the basis of any judicial ruling.
Similar to many political cases exploited by the Egyptian regime to suppress opposition, the trial lacked any material evidence to substantiate the charges against the detainees. Instead, the court relied on allegations from the National Security Agency, which is known for fabricating charges against dissenters and convicting them based on unverifiable investigative reports.
The lawyer representing the detainees stated in media remarks, preferring not to disclose his name, that this case is merely an extension of a series of political trials aimed at silencing any dissenting voice. The charges were vague and built on claims that did not go beyond “preparation and planning,” without any actual criminal acts, exposing the vindictive nature of these verdicts.
He explained that the Egyptian regime resorts to the judiciary as a tool to settle political scores by levying vague criminal charges, such as joining a terrorist group or attempting hostile operations, without providing a single piece of evidence of engaging in any criminal activity.
What is happening in this case is not an exception but rather part of the systematic repression strategy employed by the Egyptian regime, where opponents are thrown into prisons on false charges, while death sentences and life imprisonments are issued without fair trials.
These practices reflect a complete lack of judicial independence, revealing how the judicial system has become a tool in the hands of the authorities to settle political scores, amidst international silence.
