Date of source:
The Criminal Court
of Sohag ruled in the case of al-Kosheh riots. Only two defendants out of 96 are convicted but not for killing. The
Egyptian Church declared rejection of the ruling and al-Kalema Center for Human Rights issued a statement expressing
disappointment at the ruling and asking for...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 11, 2003
The criminal police in Sohag seized the two convicted defendants in the Al-Kosheh case who ran away after the court pronounced its sentence against them.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
After more than four years, the Egyptian court of Appeals Court closed forever the file of the case of sectarian violence that took place in the Upper Egyptian village of Al-Kosheh in late 1999 and early 2000. The Court overturned the appeals demanding cancellation of the previous ruling that...
Date of source: Sunday, June 20, 2004
The Court of Appeals reached its decision in the case of Al-Kosheh after examining the appeals made by the accused for the second time.
The Court decided to uphold the verdict issued by the Sohag Criminal Court which sentenced the top suspect Fayiz Muhammad Abdel Reheem to thirteen years in prison...
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2001
The court will issue its final decision concerning the appeals against Al-Kosheh rulings, which was filed by the state prosecutor’s office and the victims’ relatives, on July 30.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2001
The General Prosecution confirmed that the ruling, given by the Criminal Court of Sohag, about the killings in Al-Kosheh was marred by the wrong application of the law and not resorting to a detailed and sufficient verification of the facts and evidence presented during the trial. In addition, the...