Date of source: Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Attorney General Judge Māhir ‘Abd al-Wāhid ordered the referral of 24 suspects to the Mīnyā criminal court. They are charged with vandalism, assault and inciting sectarian violence at the village of al-Minqatayn in Samāllout.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2005
General Prosecutor Māhir ‘Abd al- Wāhid issued an order for the release of the 11 most recently accused in the incidents of the Cathedral on bail of EGP 300 each.
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2001
A group of Egyptian lawyers demanded the release of 15 leading figures, who were accused in the case known as the professional syndicates case.
Date of source: Monday, July 23, 2001
The leader of the military wing of the Gama’at Al-Islamiya and another member of the wing were referred to the Emergency State Security Court. They are accused of joining an illegal group with the purpose of disrupting the rule of law and doing harm to social peace.
Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2001
The Public Prosecutor decided to end the investigations into the case of Dr. Nawal Al-Sa’adawi. Al-Sa’adawi stated that the accusations against her were based on misreporting by a newspaper.
Date of source: Thursday, May 10, 2001
Saad Eddin Ibrahim submitted a complaint to the Prosecutor General against Egyptian TV because it defamed him by charging him with espionage-an accusation that was not directed at him officially.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2001
Colonel Dr. Mohammed al-Ghannam, previous director of Legal Research at the Ministry of Interior asked how the situation could deteriorate so dangerously around the turn of the years 1999/2000 while the Ministry of Interior was claiming they were in control. Despite a declaration from People’s...
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2001
The verdict given in the action of Al-Kosheh has caused a strong line of division between Egypt’s Muslims and Christians. Most Muslims accept the impartiality of the court while many Christians, inside and outside Egypt, expressed their anger in articles, letters and interviews about the verdict....
Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2001
The new treasurer of the Bar Association notified the General Prosecutor that some members of the Muslim Brotherhood, who were ruled against in the action of the professional syndicates, were being tortured. Mokhtar Nuh, the previous treasurer of the Bar Association, and his companions were put in...
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2001
The Attorney General decided to appeal against the ruling given in Al-Kosheh action after examining the reasons for the court’s ruling. A time for holding an emergency session to examine the Attorney General’s appeal will be set.