Mansoura Criminal Court ruled on Monday 10/5/2015 to postpone the trial of “Amr Al-Saeed” student at the Faculty of Engineering Delta University, to Tuesday, 03.11.2015 session.
The student had been arrested arbitrarily without permission or a court order reasoned, and that on Monday, 05.25.2015 from his home in the city of Mansoura, and then he was taken to an unknown destination where he remained under enforced disappearance for several days were he was exposed to severe torture , until then he appeared before the public prosecutor who accused him of several charges, notably: belonging to a banned group f, inciting riots, banditry, and demonstrating without a permit, and then took the decision to remain him in custody pending investigations, then he was referred to the criminal court, which ruled in its last session to postpone the trial to the third of November session.
The student arbitrary arrest and force disappearance are flagrant violation of the laws and international conventions to which Egypt has signed and ratified, particularly as stated in Article 55 of the Egyptian Constitution and the current, which states that: “Every person who is either arrested, detained, or his freedom is restricted shall be treated in a manner that maintains his dignity. He/she may not be tortured, intimidated, coerced, or physically or morally harmed; and may not be seized or detained except in places designated for that purpose, which shall be adequate on human and health levels. The State shall cater for the needs of people with disability. Violating any of the aforementioned is a crime punished by Law. An accused has the right to remain silent. Every statement proved to be made by a detainee under any of the foregoing actions, or threat thereof, shall be disregarded and not be relied upon”
As well as article 54 which states: ” Personal freedom is a natural right, shall be protected and may not be infringed upon. Except for the case of being caught in flagrante delicto, it is not permissible to arrest, search, detain, or restrict the freedom of anyone in any way except by virtue of a reasoned judicial order that was required in the context of an investigation, every person whose freedom is restricted shall be immediately notified of the reasons therefore; shall be informed of his/her rights in writing; shall be immediately enabled to contact his/her relatives and lawyer; and shall be brought before the investigation authority within twenty four (24) hours as of the time of restricting his/her freedom.’
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