Sixth Circuit Criminal Court in Assiut decided on Sunday, 15.11.2015 refused the appeal of the imprisonment of two students at Al Azhar University – Assiut branch, namely: “AbdulTawab Muhammad Tuni” fourth year student at the Faculty of Islamic law, and “Ali Abdu Ali,” a student at the Faculty Agriculture, and continue their Imprisonment 45 pending investigations.
Stating that the student “Abdel Tawab Mohammed” was arbitrarily arrested against the law from the Examination hall on 27.5.2015, and it was reported by the student friend that he sent him a massage stating that two men are following him since he left the examination hall before his disappearance, also mentions that the student “Ali Abdo ” had been arbitrarily arrested by security forces on Saturday, may 23, 2015,the two student were forcibly hidden date until the day of submission to the public Prosecution, and is currently being detained at The first Department of Assiut.
What happened to the student is a 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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