The Committee for Justice (CFJ) welcomes the decisions issued by the Supreme State Security Prosecution to release more than 20 political detainees over the course of one week, considering these releases a positive step toward strengthening guarantees of personal liberty, respecting the right to a fair trial, and preventing continued detention without sufficient legal justification.
Among those released are:
- Ahmed Hamdy Ahmed
- Karim Nabil Saad Zaghloul
- Badie El‑Sayed Abdel Aziz
- Hossam Abdel Qader
- Ashraf Ibrahim
- Marwan Mohamed
- Hassan Abu El‑Saoud
- Mohamed Emad El‑Sayed
- Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
- Gamal Abdel Hadi
- Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Moneim
- Ashraf Fathy El‑Sayed
- Zakaria Ahmed Mohamed
- Ahmed Galal
- Tarek Mohamed El‑Dakrouri
- Mohamed Gaber
- Mostafa Salah
- Osama Qanawy
- Talaat Asaad
- Ramadan Ateeto
- Amr Atef
- Mohamed Gaber Somaida
- Mohamed Zohran
- Essam Refaat
The releases were issued in connection with more than 15 different cases.
The Committee for Justice emphasizes the importance of continuing to review the situations of detainees and ending prolonged detention without a sufficient legal basis, while ensuring that all detainees are able to exercise their legal rights, including the rights to legal defense, due process, and a fair and timely trial.
CFJ further stresses the need to release all individuals for whom there is insufficient evidence or no lawful grounds justifying continued detention, noting that such measures contribute to strengthening respect for fundamental rights and freedoms and reinforcing adherence to the rule of law.
The Committee also calls for continued efforts to review detention cases, ensure judicial oversight of deprivation of liberty measures, and uphold legal safeguards designed to protect individuals from arbitrary or prolonged detention.
