Ruled by the First Circuit of Criminal court in Kafr El-shikh , and held at the Institute of Trustees of the police, on Monday 07/12/2015 in the case known in the media as “the events of Kafr violence,” sentenced for two years 122 prisoners, including two students “Elsaeed Elhawy ” the university student unions and “Imad Atta “second year student at the Faculty of Commerce Institute Sharif Kafr El-Sheikh.
It is worth mentioning that the student has been arbitrary arrested in Ramses events on 08.16.2013 of the road while returning from a march, and the court issued ruling against him in prison for 10 years, then was challenged on the judgment and before this appeal is underway to convert the case in the other department to re trial or to confirm innocence.
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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