Latest in Tag: Trial Highlight
Latest in Tag: Trial

The re-writing of history in the Mubarak verdict
Court claims Muslim Brotherhood responsible for shooting at police, demonstrators, during 25 January Revolution
7 given life sentences for Muslim Brotherhood affiliation
The defendants were handed the sentences in absentia

Leaked recordings allege Morsi was illegally detained in navy base
Top generals purportedly discuss ways to cover up evidence and falsify information

Demonstrators attacked with glass bottles at Cairo protest
Incident took place during a small anti-Mubarak protest in Abdel Moneim Riad Square on Friday evening
Non-commissioned border guard officers granted right to arrest civilians
Civilians can be tried in military courts if found guilty of attacking “vital” state facilities

Prosecution appeals Mubarak trial verdict
The prosecution tasked a team with studying the reasoning behind the verdict right after it was issued

‘Al-Fatah Mosque clashes’ trial adjourned
Defendants were “unable to attend” the trial, say state media

Rabaa ‘operations room’ trial adjourned
Activist Mohamed Soltan’s hunger strike continues
Presidency calls for legislative reforms, compensations for victim’s families
The Egyptian presidency said Sunday that the “judiciary is completely independent”, in response to Saturday’s verdicts in the ‘trial of the century’, state-run news agency MENA reported. “It is not allowed to comment on the judiciary verdicts,” the presidency said in a statement. Referring to the Egyptian constitution it added: “There should be separation between …

Legal reading into Mubarak’s verdict
Lawyer says it is possible the case will be taken back to court

Bahraini king congratulates Mubarak on favourable court verdict
The Gulf monarchy itself subdued an Arab Spring-inspired rebellion in 2011

Government performance under Al-Sisi could be better: Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Long pre-trial detention periods one of the current political flaws, says secretary general of the Ibn Khaldoun Centre in Cairo

At least 2 dead in violent dispersal of Tahrir Square demonstrations
Thousands gathered around iconic square to protest Cairo Criminal Court’s dismissal of Mubarak charges

Thousands gather in Tahrir Square to protest Mubarak’s verdict
Security forces dispersed demonstrators with water cannons and teargas; many protesters arrested
The counterrevolution has ruled: ANHRI lawyer
“Mubarak’s lackeys may have won this round but they didn’t win the fight. 25 January is still on. I am furious but not surprised. The counter-revolution has ruled,” said Gamal Eid, a lawyer at the Arab Network for Human Rights Information following Hosni Mubarak’s dismissal from charges of killing protesters. In June 2012, Mubarak and …

Cairo court postpones Shura Council appeal verdict to 23 November
Verdict of El Raml police station case postponed as well by Alexandria Misdemeanour Court, to 8 December

Badie not in court for retrial due to security reasons
The Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme guide was set to face retrial after he and 182 others were handed death sentences earlier this year
Morsi’s nephew sentenced to life for attacking fellow student
The nephew of former president Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday for the attempted murder of a fellow student at Zagazig University, state media reported. Mohamed Said, 25, was a law student at the university until May, when he was suspended due to charges in several different court cases. The charges leading …
73 detainees referred to court
Defendants charged with joining illegal group and disturbing the public peace

GUC Students Union to meet university administration
‘Semester drop’ demanded for arbitrarily expelled student

Former presidential spokesman trial postponed to 18th October
Yasser Ali has been held since December 2013 without trial

‘Operations room’ trial postponed
Egyptian- American activist Mohammed Soltan transferred to intensive care and not present at trial

Al-Beltagy and Hegazy on trial for torture and sexual assault
The Islamist leaders already sentenced to 20 years of prison on terrorism charges

Alexandria detainees’ appeal verdict postponed
Detainees are accused of violating Protest Law by participating in demonstration organised in solidarity with torture victim Khaled Said

Brotherhood says ‘justice is indivisible’ after Mubarak trial postponement
Group says there have been “judicial farces” in Egypt’s courts over past 15 months

13 wanted persons arrested for Kerdasa violence
Detainees allegedly involved in assaults on police installations

UPDATE: Court postpones Mubarak’s verdict to 29 November
Judge says panel needs more time to rule on case
In Pictures: Judge adjourns Mubarak’s case to 29 November
Judge Mahmoud Kamel Al-Rashidy adjourned on Saturday the retrial session of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, who is accused of ordering the killing of peaceful protesters during the 25 January Revolution as well as corruption charges. Mubarak’s sons Alaa and Gamal, former interior minister Habib Al-Adly and six of his aides, and fugitive businessman Hussein …

Brotherhood condemns UN reception of Al-Sisi
The president’s reception at UN amounts to “accepting the use of force in political disputes” says Brotherhood

Judge adjourns Mubarak trial to 29 November
The verdict was expected Saturday but the court says it needs more time to rule on the 160,000 paper-case