Six Egyptians Kidnapped, One Paralyzed From Torture

The detainees up to this moment have been exposed to brutal torture which resulted in one of them being afflicted with paralysis which led to his release and up to this moment, no accusations have been laid against them.

The detainees are: Nassar Gabriel, Hani Mutlaq, Nimr Fahmy, Nasr Khalil, and Ihab El-Qaliubi. Their ages range from 20 to 30 years. Noteworthy, is the detainment of their families as hostages when they weren’t found in their homes.

Recently released and paralyzed Adel Gabriel narrates, “After 56 days of torture in the State Security office and as soon as we arrived there, we were blindfolded, handcuffed, stripped from our clothes and left for several days in the freezing cold. We were also electrified in different parts of our body in addition to the ongoing swearing and beating and curse words one is unable to repeat and were dipped in hot and cold water for several hours after being stripped from our clothes. All this took place throughout this whole time without any accusations being laid against us. When we asked about the reason for beating us or presence in this place and what we were accused of no one would answer us. All that one officer, who was interrogating us, said and repeated was “talk.” After 56 days, I was released and those with me were detained. During this period I was afflicted with tentative paralysis in my hands and legs and also afflicted with cartilage infection due to the severity of the torture. Following my release I found out that we were in the main State Security office which everyone who enters calls “the grave.”

Families of the kidnapped had filed reports to the Attorney General requesting information about where and why their sons were detained and that investigations be conducted with the officers who tortured them, but found no response.

MB Activist Detained, Another’s Detention Renewed

Egyptian State Security forces arrested Kafr El-Sheikh MB member Ayman Abdul-Lateef Mohamed, on Monday, March 23, after raiding his house.

Meanwhile, Bandar prosecution had ordered the detention of Kafr El-Sheikh MB leader Osama El-Husseiny for 15 days on charges of affiliation with a banned organization after his arrest on the streets of Kafr Ibrahim village last Thursday. Prosecution further ordered the release of Amr Abu Shehata and Fathy Darweesh who remain detained in the State Security headquarters in Kafr El-Sheikh.

Similarly, the Supreme State Security prosecution ordered the release of former MB candidate in Kafr El-Sheikh municipal elections Dr. Munir Hammuda after state security forces kidnapped him in his clinic in Al-Hamoul Center last Wednesday along with Abdul-Fattah El-Sayyid Abdul-Fattah who was kidnapped on a street in the same village. Sources confirm that they have not yet been released and that detention orders have been issued against them.

Egyptian State Security had launched a large-scale campaign against MB members and leaders since the beginning of March detaining dozens from different governorates.