Public Prosecutor ‘Abd al-Majīd Mahmūd decided the removal of prisoner Michael Nabīl, a blogger and political activist, from al-Marj Prison to Turah Prison.

The decision was taken after a surprise visit to al-Marj Prison by al-Khānkah prosecutor along with lawyer and human rights activist Amīr Sālim, who reported to the prosecution on behalf of Nabīl’s brother that the imprisoned young Copt was subject to beatings and violence while he was visiting his brother in jail. [Author not mentioned, Al-Ahrām, Jan. 2, p. 20]