Press Release
The “Committee for Justice” has monitored the deaths of two pretrial detainees in Holding Cell No. 2 at Bilbeis Police Station, Al Sharqiya Governorate, on the eastern side of the Nile Delta, on Monday, September 2.
– Torture and denial of medical treatment:
According to CFJ, detainee Abdullah Siam Ibrahim Siam died due to severe torture and beatings, compounded by the denial of necessary medical care. Siam, who suffered from liver disease, was not transferred to the hospital despite his deteriorating health and his family’s pleas to provide treatment at their own expense.
Eyewitnesses stated that the station chief assaulted Siam’s mother after her desperate attempts to secure medical attention for her son when his health worsened.
– Deliberate medical negligence:
In a separate incident, detainee Saeed El-Ajroudi (33 years old) died due to intentional medical neglect. He was denied medication after being diagnosed with HIV (AIDS).
Eyewitnesses also reported that abuses within the station are increasing, with the full knowledge of the station’s chief detective, Mahmoud Murtah, and under the supervision of officer Ahmed Qandil and informants Abdel Nasser, Abu Hadida, and Sayed Farag, who manage the detention facility.
– Human rights rejection and calls for accountability:
CFJ strongly condemns the escalating violations within Bilbeis Police Station and demands impartial, swift, and transparent investigations into these abuses and the detention conditions. CFJ also calls for an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding both deaths, holding the responsible parties accountable and preventing their impunity.
– 43 deaths in custody in 2024:
This incident brings the total number of deaths recorded by CFJ in Egyptian prisons and detention centers since the beginning of 2024 to 43. Accurate information about death cases during detention in Egypt can be obtained through the Justice Watch Archive service provided by CFJ, which contains information about more than 14,000 victims and over 30,000 violations. It also monitors violations inside more than 500 places of detention in Egypt.
