Activists Asmaa Ali, Ahmad Abdel Gawad and Ahmad Abdel Ghaffar, are to be released, ruled the prosecutor in Heliopolis this afternoon. Meanwhile Alaa Seif al-Islam, Nada al-Qassas, and Rasha 3azab, were given another 15 more days in prison.
The six pro-democracy detainees initially refused to leave the prisoners’ trucks, charging the State Security prosecutor of complicity with State Security police, and requested to be investigated by a magistrate. The detainees later reversed their position, up on the request of their lawyers, who attended the interrogations with them.
In another development, Mohamed el-Sharqawi’s lawyers and seven rights organizations have issued a new statement, with more details on the Youth for Change activist’s recent interrogation, the release of the two detainees, and the crackdown on the hunger-strikers in Mazra3et Tora prison. Sharqawi, himself, also sent another letter from Tora, explaining what happened on Saturday at the prosecutor’s office.
[…] On Sunday, the State Security prosecutor ordered the release of three pro-democracy detainees, and renewed the detention of three others _ blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah and two women, Nada el-Qassas, and Rasha Azab, who each were given 15 more days in prison. Some have been in jail for a month after being picked up during demonstrations, where police beat protesters. The group said 45 members are still in jail. […]
[…] I honestly don’t understand how this country works anymore. After extending their detention yesterday for 15 more days, the State Security Prosecutor U-turned this afternoon, ordering the release of two leftist women activists, Nada al-Qassass and Rasha 3azab. […]