As part of its continuous monitoring of the legal developments related to key human rights cases in Egypt, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) has released weekly bulletin summarizing updates on major cases. The bulletin, published via 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 February 15 to 20, 2025, are as follows:
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Case Name: Beheira Cell
– Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025
– Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
– Details: The First Criminal Court of First Instance, presided over by Judge Mohamed Said El-Sherbiny, decided to adjourn the trial of 21 defendants in Case No. 374 of 2024, Supreme State Security Felonies, known in the media as the “Beheira Cell,” to February 16 for the presence of the defense. It is noteworthy that 10 of the 21 defendants in this case are in custody.
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Case Name: Beheira Cell
– Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025
– Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
– Details: The First Criminal Court of First Instance, presided over by Judge Mohamed Said El-Sherbiny, decided to adjourn the trial of 21 defendants in Case No. 374 of 2024, Supreme State Security Felonies, known in the media as the “Beheira Cell,” to April 19 for pleadings.
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Case Name: Hesham Ashmawy Cell
– Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025
– Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
– Details: The First Terrorism Circuit of the Emergency State Security Court, presided over by Judge Mohamed Said El-Sherbiny, decided to adjourn the retrial of defendant Ibrahim Obeid Abdelwanis, the seventh defendant in the referral order of the case known in the media as the “Hesham Ashmawy Cell,” registered under No. 32 of 2021, Emergency State Security Felonies, Warraq, and No. 9 of 2021, North Giza General, as well as No. 385 of 2020, Supreme State Security Felonies, to March 16 for review and preparation for pleadings. It is noteworthy that the defendant had previously been sentenced in absentia to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for charges including joining and funding a terrorist group, participating in a criminal agreement, and possessing weapons and ammunition.
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Case Name: Lone Wolves Cell
– Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025
– Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
– Details: The First Criminal Court of First Instance, presided over by Judge Mohamed Said El-Sherbiny, decided to adjourn the trial of defendant Islam Samir Mohamed Bakkar in Case No. 382 of 2024, Supreme State Security Felonies, registered under No. 11971 of 2024, Warraq Felonies, known in the media as the “Lone Wolves Cell,” to March 2 for the continuation of evidence examination, with the defendant remaining in custody.
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Case Name: Gold Shops and Churches Targeting Cell
– Date: Monday, February 17, 2025
– Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
– Details: The First Criminal Court of First Instance, presided over by Judge Mohamed Said El-Sherbiny, decided to adjourn the trial of 11 defendants accused of targeting gold shops and churches to May 17 for witness hearings.
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Case Name: Revolutionary Guards
– Date: Monday, February 17, 2025
– Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
– Details: The First Criminal Court of First Instance, presided over by Judge Mohamed Said El-Sherbiny, decided to adjourn the retrial proceedings of defendant Abdelhamid Maher Abdelhamid, accused of leading a terrorist group known in the media as the “Revolutionary Guards,” to March 17 for review and preparation for pleadings.
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Case Name: Platform Events
– Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
– Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
– Details: The First Criminal Court of First Instance, presided over by Judge Mohamed Said El-Sherbiny, decided to adjourn the retrial of Islam Mohamed Kamel Mahmoud, the 36th defendant in the referral order of the case involving the killing of police officer Sherif El-Sebai from the Central Security Forces and others during the violent events at Al-Azhar and the Conference Hall in Nasr City, known in the media as the “Platform Events,” to May 4 for the defendant to be brought from custody.
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Case Name: Foreign Exchange Funding and Trade
– Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
– Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
– Details: The Second Criminal Court of First Instance, presided over by Judge Wagdy Mohamed Abdelmonem, decided to adjourn the trial of Muslim Brotherhood leader Yahya Moussa and 16 others in the case of “Foreign Exchange Funding and Trade” to April 12 for the defense pleadings.
