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Police in Egypt investigate using Torture
A number of human rights centres expressed deep concerns over the torture of Mohamed Madani a reporter with the Nahdet Masr newspaper, Islam al-Refaei and Sohaib Ragab, both human rights activists who were tortured in the SS headquarters in Damanhur in the Beheira governorate.
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The detainees were beaten and assaulted for possessing video tapes which recorded the security raids carried out by the head of state security on the house of Ahmed el-Khadl during his absence. The video recorded forces ransacking the house and confiscating personal belongings from it. Forces searched the nearby houses in search of el-Khadl and this was also recorded Al-Shehab Centre for Human Rights and El-Helali Foundation for Freedoms stressed that the disappearance of MB members Ahmed el-Khadl and Moaz Abbas who was present at el-Khadl’s house is a blatant violation of the judicial rulings and violation of all human rights and forced disappearance laws. Both have been missing since April 1st. A report confirmed that the accurate whereabouts of detainees remain unknown to their lawyers and families. The Defence team submitted a complaint in Rashid’s Prosecution accusing the SSI of their abduction and detention in an unknown destination.
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tags: Police Stations / Torture / Human Rights in Egypt / State Security / Emergency Laq / Constitutional Amendments / Human Rights Centres / Human Rights Activists / Detainees / Security Raids / Torture in Egypt
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