Adjournment of the hearing to enable the defense team to review the papers
14/03/22
The hearing has been postponed to May 9
09/05/22
The hearing has been postponed to June 6
06/06/22
Case reserved for judgment for the 4 July session
04/07/2022
Egypt’s Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court issued a new ruling to imprison researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy for three years on charges of spreading false news, after annulling a previous ruling of 4 years in prison and a fine.
Summary of the case
The Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court has sentenced Santawi to 4 years in prison and a fine of 500 pounds after he was charged with spreading false news in Egypt and abroad. The case number was 774/2021 Emergency State Security Misdemeanour, First Settlement.</ p>
In February 2022 the sentence was overturned and he was refered to a re-trial before the Emergency State Security Court
4 July 2022:
Egypt’s Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court issued a new ruling to imprison researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy for three years on charges of spreading false news, after annulling a previous ruling of 4 years in prison and a fine.
Case status:
Re-trial, first degree
Date of the latest session:
04/07/2022
Type of investigative authority:
Supreme State Security Prosecution
Court Name:
Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court, First Settlement
Place:
New Cairo Court
Number of defendants present:
1
Decision made at the last session:
Egypt’s Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court issued a new ruling to imprison researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy for three years on charges of spreading false news, after annulling a previous ruling of 4 years in prison and a fine.
Al-Baraka Tower, Police Secretaries Institute, Al-Haggara, Tora Police Station Cairo,Egypt+ Google Map
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Misdemeanors/Criminal case number
No. 774 of 2021 Misdemeanor, First Settlement
Case registration number
No. 877 of 2021, Supreme State Security
Name of the case in the media:
The case of researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy
Timeline
Adjournment of the hearing to enable the defense team to review the papers
The hearing has been postponed to May 9
The hearing has been postponed to June 6
Case reserved for judgment for the 4 July session
Egypt’s Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court issued a new ruling to imprison researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy for three years on charges of spreading false news, after annulling a previous ruling of 4 years in prison and a fine.
Summary of the case
The Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court has sentenced Santawi to 4 years in prison and a fine of 500 pounds after he was charged with spreading false news in Egypt and abroad. The case number was 774/2021 Emergency State Security Misdemeanour, First Settlement.</ p>
In February 2022 the sentence was overturned and he was refered to a re-trial before the Emergency State Security Court
Case status:
Re-trial, first degree
Date of the latest session:
04/07/2022
Type of investigative authority:
Supreme State Security Prosecution
Court Name:
Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court, First Settlement
Place:
New Cairo Court
Number of defendants present:
1
Decision made at the last session:
Egypt’s Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court issued a new ruling to imprison researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy for three years on charges of spreading false news, after annulling a previous ruling of 4 years in prison and a fine.
Publications about the case
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CFJ: President Biden should acknowledge UN resolutions issued for detainees in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Egypt: Researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy sentenced to 3 years in prison because of his women’s rights work
Egypt: Court holds first session in the retrial of activist and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawi
Egypt: President Sisi must order immediate release of researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy, sentenced to four years in prison
Egyptian human rights organizations condemn Referring researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy to the Emergency Supreme State Security Court and demand his unconditional release
Details
Venue
Cairo, Egypt + Google Map