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Referring 49 From Mahalla to Criminal Court

High Administrative Court's Panel Rejects Mourad's Challenge

A report issued by the High Administrative Court's Commissioners Panel was submitted yesterday in which the challenge of the judge Abdel Fatah Mourad was rejected in terms of the subject and accepted in terms of the form. The challenge (10171/53 judicially) was lodged by Mourad immediately after the Administrative Court of Justice overturned his claim for obscuring 49 human rights websites, including HMLC, individuals and firms. It was filed before the High Administrative Court which referred it to its commissioners panel and determined November 3, 2008 to review the report.

Adjourning Physicians' Strike


The Administrative Court of Justice in Cairo adjourned the suitcase filed by Doctors Without Rights versus the prime minister's decree no 1185/2003 which bans strike action in hospitals. The upcoming court session is to be held on September 1, 2008 for hearing the government's answer. HMLC's lawyers have pleaded the unconstitutionality of articles 192, 194 enshrined in Labor Law no 12/2003. 

Borolos: the names of those released yesterday:

1- Saber Agezo
2- Sobhy Lotfy Abdel Wanees
3- Bahagat Mahmoud Bahagat
4- Ibrahim Muhamadi Ibrahim
5- Mustafa Aid Morsi
6- Gamal Sabry Abdel Aziz
7- Helal Mamdouh Abdel Qadir
8- Walid Ayman Abdel Gawad
9- Ibrahim Muhammad Hamida
10- Muhammad Muhammad Khalil
11- Nadir Aid Kamel
12- Hossam Ibrahim
13- Al Sayed Al Sayed Abdullah
14- Hamouda Hamdeen Yousef
15- Kamel Kamel Muhammad
16- Reda Abu Fotouh Hasan
17- Aziza Muhammad Ibrahim
18- Amr Al Arabi Muhammad
19- Hisham Ibrahim Al Qadi
20- Haisam Ismael Fathi
21- Radi Bahagat Muhammad
22- Samir Abdel Aziz Muhammad
23- Ismael Ibrahim Qushlan
24- Ragab al Sayed Ahmed
25- Ibrahim Al Sayed Sharsheer
26- Isam Sobhi Mansour
27- Muhammad Muhammad Wafa
28- Ali Muhammad Atie

Fathi Al Hefnawi At Home

Fathi al Hefnawi who was arrested in connection with April 6 clashes had returned to his home in Basion.

Borolos: Releasing 23 and Remanding 37


Kafr al Sheikh prosecutor's office released 23 defendants, raising the number of those released to 50 people, and remanded 37 others in custody for four days.
The released:
1- Ibrahim Helmy Abbas
2- Abdel Razeq Gharbiya
3- Abdel Nabi Dergham
4- Reda Gareyoos
5- Ahmed Zeweil
6- Amr Setohi
7- Ibrahim Bakri
8- Mabrouk al Sawi
9- Muhammad Gamei
10- Abdel Hamid Aarafa
11- Fathi Waheeb
12- Ashraf Abdel Nabi
13- Muhammad Nasr Mustafa
14- Ahmed Ahmed Abdel Qadir
15-  Salah Muhammad Saleh
16- Ahmed Hasan Sharie
17- Osama Abd-Rabo Muhammad
18- Mahmoud Rabie
19- Walid al Agami Muhammad
20- Muhammad al Far
21- Hamada Abu-al-Fotouh
22- Hamada Muhammad Ahmed
23- Mahmoud Atei

Borolos: Prosecutor's Office Releases 28 and Continues Tomorrow Morning


Kafr al Sheikh Prosecutor's Office, which interrogated yesterday the 87 people accused of riot actions, has been marred with several legal and constitutional defects. It denied counsels their right to get access to the official documents related to the case or even releasing the defendants' names. More, it refused to release the decision taken. Anyway, the decision was releasing 28 people, their names are to be revealed later, and continuing investigations tomorrow morning.

Borolos: Arresting Students, Woman and Juveniles

The lawyer Tareq Ghatas reported us with some detainees' names. According to ghatas four students were arrested: Ragy Bahgat al Sheikh, Ali Muhammad Atia, Mahmoud Abdel Da'em Atia, and Esam Sedqy Mansour, in addition to three juveniles and a woman called Aziza Muhammad Qandeel. So far, the attorney general hasn't issued a decision concerning the defendants.

The list of Al Borolos detainees (31 so far)

1) Aziza Muhammad Qandil (9th month pregnant).
2) Salah Muhammad Muhammad (19, a high school student).
3) Ahmed Abdel Qader Mourad, 20.
4) Mabrouq Mahmoud al Sawi, 19.
5) Hasan Mahmoud Muhammad Hasab al Nabi.
6) Hamoda Sharsheer.
7) Hamkasha Sobhi Anees
8) Mahmoud Mowafi.
9) Ayman Goma' Aker.
10) Abdel Nabi Ragab Aker.
11) Ibrahim Ahmed Bakri.
12) Al Sayed Ibrahim Naseem.
13) Khamis Abbood Qandeel.
14) Gamal Saber Kamoun, 16.
15) Alaa al Shahat Kamoun.
16) Ragab Mahmoud al Nil.
17) Zakaria Ahmed al Refa'ie.
18) Hamada Mohammad, 12.
19) Salah Muhammad Muhammad.
20) Mabrouk Mahmoud al Sawi.
21) Sayed Yaseen.
22) Saad Sadeq.
23) Abdel Nabi Mustafa Sharsheer.
24) Salah Muhammad Saleh el Bana.
25) Muhammad Naser Abu Ismael, 19.
26) Hamada Magdi Hasanein.
27) Muhammad al Sayed Ali al Far, 14.
28) Reda Abdel Atie al Far, 20.
29) Amr al Arabi Omara, 16.
30) Muhammad Hafez Abu Hussein.
31) Bahgat Muhammad Abu Hussein, 18.

More Than 20 Injured in Borolos Events


It is reportedly said that more than 20 people were injured in connection with Borolos demonstrations. The police forces tried to disperse the crowds by  reportedly using tear gas bombs and live and rubber bullets. So, the injuries were varied due to these different ammunitions. These statements have come from people living in Borolos on condition of anonymity for fear of state security retaliation and because the town is still cordoned off.