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 the 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 22 to 27, 2025, are as follows:
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Case Name: Qualitative Work Groups
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The Second Criminal Court of First Instance, presided over by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, decided to adjourn the trial of 73 defendants in the “Qualitative Work Groups” case, accused of joining a terrorist group and carrying out hostile operations, to April 15, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Tagammu’ Cell
Date: Monday, February 24, 2025
Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The Second Criminal Court of First Instance, presided over by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, decided to adjourn the trial of 73 defendants in the case known in the media as the “Tagammu’ Cell” to March 24, 2025, to ensure the presence of one of the detained defendants.
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Case Name: Officer Wael Tahoun’s Murder – Nozha Qualitative Operations Committees
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The Second Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, decided to adjourn the trial of 41 defendants in Case No. 1430 of 2018, Supreme State Security, registered as Case No. 1149 of 2024, Criminal Court of Nozha. This case, known in the media as the “Nozha Qualitative Operations Committees,” involves attempts to bomb the Heliopolis Court and the Nozha Post Office. The trial was postponed to March 22, 2025, to hear prosecution witnesses.
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Case Name: ISIS Qena Cell
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The Second Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, decided to adjourn the trial of defendants Mohamed Araby Abdel Aziz and Mohamed Safwat Abdel Wahab in Case No. 423 of 2023, Supreme State Security, known in the media as the “ISIS Qena Cell,” to March 23, 2025, for the defense’s pleadings.
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Case Name: Wilayat al-Delta
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The Second Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, decided to adjourn the trial of 9 defendants in Case No. 379 of 2024, Supreme State Security, registered as Case No. 13552 of 2024, Criminal Court of Helwan, known in the media as the “Wilayat al-Delta Terrorist Organization,” to March 11, 2025, for a social expert’s report on the sixth and eighth juvenile defendants.
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Case Name: Lebanon Square Events
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The Second Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, issued its verdict in the retrial of Islam Mohamed Ahmed, who was accused of protesting, inciting riots, and possessing birdshot and fireworks. He was the second defendant in the referral order for Case No. 22739 of 2014, Criminal Court of Agouza, known in the media as the “Lebanon Square Events” case. The court sentenced the defendant to five years of rigorous imprisonment. Notably, he had previously received a five-year in absentia sentence on April 7, 2016, with confiscation of the seized items.
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Case Name: “Tiran and Sanafir” Misinformation Case – Abu al-Fotouh
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Location: Courts Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The Second Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, issued its verdict in the retrial of defendant Ahmed Yasser Ali Abdel Hafiz, the 24th defendant in the referral order, accused of spreading false news regarding the Tiran and Sanafir Islands Agreement. The court sentenced him to ten years of rigorous imprisonment, confiscated all seized items, and ordered him to bear court expenses. The court also placed the convicted defendant under police surveillance for five years and classified the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, listing the defendant among the terrorists in accordance with Law No. 8 of 2015 on terrorist entities. Notably, he had previously been sentenced to life imprisonment in this case and was also placed under police surveillance for five years.
