As part of its continuous monitoring of the legal developments related to key human rights cases in Egypt, the “Justice Committee” has released its weekly bulletin summarizing updates on major cases. The bulletin, published via its political case agenda, was designed to facilitate access to information on the dates of hearings and the latest developments in human rights cases in a simplified format. The updates for the period from December 7 to 12, 2024, are as follows:
1. Case Name: Foreign Currency Trading and Financing
Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Second Circuit of the First Instance Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, postponed the trial of Brotherhood leader Yahya Moussa and 16 others in case no. 2989 of 2023, State Security Prosecution, registered as case no. 12989 of 2024 Giza Criminal Court. Known in the media as the “Foreign Currency Trading and Financing Case,” the trial was adjourned to February 8, 2025, for the Public Prosecution’s pleading.
2. Case Name: Officer Wael Tahoun Killing – Qualitative Operation Committees in El-Nozha
Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Second Circuit of the Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, and assisted by Judges Abdel Galil Miftah and Diaa Hamid Amer, adjourned the trial of 41 defendants in case no. 1430 of 2018, State Security Prosecution, registered as case no. 11149 of 2024 El-Nozha Criminal Court. Known in the media as the “El-Nozha Qualitative Operation Committees Case,” the case involves plots to bomb the Heliopolis Court and El-Nozha Post Office. The trial was postponed to January 28, 2025, for defense preparation.
3. Case Name: ISIS Kerdasa Cell
Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Appeal Circuit, chaired by Judge Hamada El-Sawy, with Judges Mohamed Ammar and Raafat Zaki, along with Dr. Ali Amara, reserved judgment on the appeal filed by the defendants Ahmed Abdel Fattah Abdallah, Youssef Ahmed Abdallah, Mustafa Galal Ahmed Abu Senna, and Osama Hamid Hussein Al-Badawi. Known in the media as the “ISIS Kerdasa Cell Case,” the verdict will be announced on January 14, 2025.
4. Case Name: Revolutionary Guards
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Appeal Court, chaired by Judge Hamada El-Sawy and supported by Judges Mohamed Ammar and Raafat Zaki, along with Dr. Ali Amara, postponed the appeal of six defendants accused of leading and managing a terrorist organization. Known in the media as the “Revolutionary Guards Case,” the session was adjourned to January 12, 2025, for further review.
5. Case Name: Killing of Major General Nabil Farag
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Appeal Circuit, chaired by Judge Hamada El-Sawy and supported by Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Amara, postponed the appeal of the second defendant, Issam Abdel Maged Diab Said, in the case known as the “Killing of Major General Nabil Farag in Kerdasa,” to January 11, 2025, to ensure the defendant’s presence.
6. Case Name: Muslim Brotherhood Media Committee
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Second Appeal Circuit of the Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Hamada El-Sawy and supported by Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Amara, upheld the ruling against defendant Mohamed Abu Zaid and 15 others. Accused of joining a terrorist organization and broadcasting false news, the court affirmed the 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence issued earlier. Known in the media as the “Muslim Brotherhood Media Committees Case.”
7. Case Name: Storming of Atfih Police Station
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Second Circuit of the First Instance Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, reserved judgment on the retrial of defendant Mahmoud Abdullah Mahmoud Khalaf in case no. 2529 of 2023 State Security Prosecution. Known in the media as the “Storming of Atfih Police Station Case,” the ruling will be announced on December 24, 2024.ز
8. Case Name: Smuggling Brotherhood Members Abroad – Hitham Al-Araby Case
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Second Terrorism Circuit of the State Security Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Wagdy Mohamed Abdel Moneim and assisted by Judges Wael Omran and Diaa Hamed Amer, adjourned the trial of 64 defendants in case no. 6518 of 2023. Registered as case no. 2000 of 2023 Cairo New Criminal Court, this case, known in the media as the “Smuggling Brotherhood Members Abroad,” was postponed to February 9, 2025, to ensure the defendants’ presence.
9. Case Name: El-Nahdaa Sit-in Dispersal
Date: Monday, December 9, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Appeal Circuit, chaired by Judge Hamada El-Sawy, with Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Amara, postponed the appeal of defendants Khalaf Abdullah Ahmed (Defendant No. 249), Shaaban Bakry Abu Seif (Defendant No. 362), and Hosni Saad Rashad (Defendant No. 369) in case no. 12681 of 2013 Giza Criminal Court. Known in the media as the “Rabaa Sit-in Dispersal Case,” the session was adjourned to January 13, 2025, for defense preparation. Notably, the defendants had received 15-year rigorous imprisonment sentences in absentia.
10. Case Name: Talbeya Violence
Date: Monday, December 9, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Appeal Court, chaired by Judge Hamada El-Sawy, assisted by Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Amara, postponed the appeal of defendant Omar Abdel Aziz Mohamed Abdel Aziz. The defendant challenged the verdict in the case known in the media as “Talbeya Violence.” The session was adjourned to December 10, 2024, for document inclusion.
11. Case Name: Abu Al-Fotouh Case – Broadcasting False News on Tiran and Sanafir Agreement
Date: Monday, December 9, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Second Circuit of the First Instance Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim and assisted by Judges Abdel Galil Miftah and Diaa Hamid Amer, postponed the retrial of defendant Ahmed Yasser Ali Abdel Hafiz. This case, known in the media as the “Tiran and Sanafir Agreement Case,” was adjourned to January 11, 2025, for witness testimonies. The defendant was previously sentenced to life imprisonment with police monitoring for five years.
12. Case Name: Delta Province Terrorism
Date: Monday, December 9, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Second Circuit of the First Instance Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Wagdy Mohamed Abdel Moneim and supported by Judges Wael Omran and Diaa Hamed Amer, adjourned the trial of nine dangerous terrorist elements in case no. 379 of 2024. Known in the media as the “Delta Province Terrorism Case,” the trial was postponed to January 28, 2025, to review the social worker’s report for the sixth and eighth juvenile defendants.
13. Case Name: Restructuring of Brotherhood Qualitative Committees – Shorouk Cell
Date: Monday, December 9, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Second Circuit of the First Instance Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Wagdy Mohamed Abdel Moneim and assisted by Judges Wael Omran and Diaa Hamed Amer, adjourned the trial of 57 Brotherhood members accused of restructuring the group’s administrative committee and its associated committees. Known in the media as the “Shorouk Cell,” the trial was postponed to February 8, 2025, for defense pleading.
14. Case Name: Kerdasa Explosives Cell
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The First Instance Circuit, chaired by Judge Wagdy Mohamed Abdel Moneim and assisted by Judges Wael Omran and Diaa Hamed Amer, adjourned the trial of 13 terrorist elements in case no. 16563 of 2023, registered as case no. 2529 of 2023 State Security Prosecution. Known in the media as the “Kerdasa Explosives Cell,” the trial was postponed to January 27, 2025, for witness testimonies.
15. Case Name: Moaz Al-Sharqawy – Al-Marg Forgery Cell
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Second Circuit of the First Instance Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim and assisted by Judges Wael Omran and Mohamed Nabil Shafiq, adjourned the trial of 19 defendants accused of joining a terrorist group and forgery. Known in the media as the “Al-Marg Forgery Cell,” the trial was postponed to February 22, 2025, for defense arguments.
16. Case Name: Matariya Violence
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Appeal Court, chaired by Judge Hamada El-Sawy and assisted by Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Amara, postponed the appeal of defendant Mohamed Magdy Mohamed Mansi, who was sentenced to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment. Known in the media as the “Matariya Violence Case,” the session was adjourned to February 8, 2025, for witness testimonies.
17. Case Name: Talbeya Violence
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Appeal Court, chaired by Judge Hamada El-Sawy and assisted by Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Amara, reserved judgment on the appeal filed by defendant Omar Abdel Aziz Mohamed Abdel Aziz. Known in the media as the “Talbeya Violence Case,” the verdict is scheduled to be announced on January 13, 2025.
18. Case Name: Burning of Kafr Hakim Church
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Appeal Court, chaired by Judge Hamada El-Sawy and assisted by Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Amara, adjourned the appeal filed by defendant Mahmoud Atiya Al-Sayed Abu Hamad. Known in the media as the “Burning of Kafr Hakim Church Case,” the session was postponed to January 11, 2025, for defense preparation. Previously, the First Instance Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Mohamed El-Saeed El-Sherbini, had sentenced the defendant to three years of rigorous imprisonment.
19. Case Name: Minya Terrorist Cell – St. Samuel Monastery Attack
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Location: Court Complex at Badr Prison Complex
Details: The Appeal Court, chaired by Judge Hamada El-Sawy and assisted by Judges Mohamed Ammar, Raafat Zaki, and Dr. Ali Amara, rejected the appeal filed by defendant Naglaa Mahmoud Afifi Hussein. Accused of joining a terrorist organization and illegally crossing into Sudan, this case is known in the media as the “St. Samuel Monastery Attack Case.” The court upheld the initial verdict of 15 years of rigorous imprisonment issued by the lower court.
