Shlob`s sister said that new news reached the family on Wednesday morning, July 20, 2016 that reported that “Khalid” was transferred suddenly yesterday from the headquarters of his detention in “AL-Akrab prison” to “Leman Tora hospital” because of the sharp decrease in the level of sugar in the blood and the deterioration of his health suddenly and the Prison administration couldn’t deal with his health condition. When Sahlop`s family went to “Leman hospital”, they learned that he had been moved to “AL-kasr Alini” hospital in Cairo so that the family was not able to see her son or reassuring him.
Sahlop`s family emphasizes that today is the second Ninety day since the student entered into a full hunger-strike to protest the very poor and inhumane conditions of detention since the start of his detention until today. What Sahlop was suffered from causing weakness and A drop in blood circulation, and he suffers from a stomach ulcer and his therapy was prevented from entry to him, as he was suffering from pain in the knee and back. Although his family offers a request to the prison administration to make rays ring on the back area, but the prison administration rejected the request. Despite the confirmation of the doctor on the student`s need to stay in the hospital and his need for solutions and monitoring continuously, the prison administration refused and forced him to return to his cell again, what caused the outcome of the state of his health today.
As for The reasons of student`s hunger-strike as his sister had reported that her brother had lost weight eerily, he lost at least 40 kg of weight since his arrest in addition to increasing his body pains, where he was suffering from pain in the back, knees, spine bone on his feet in addition to dental pain, all exacerbated by the lack of movement and lack of exposure to sunlight, where he is forbidden to get out of his cell.
Sahlop`s sister added that the lack of the food and its poor quality that offered to him, in addition to what is known as the “canteen”_ a small market in a prison_, is closed most days, and the prison administration prevented families from visiting the prisoners for long periods and when Visits opening allows only a very small food quantity not exceeding two spoons and a half of rice and a small piece of meat and also a small amount of therapy. The Prison administration ignored the applications submitted by Sahlop`s family that demand a detection, x-rays and physical therapy, that ignoring led him to open the full hunger-strike until they transfer him from which he called “AL-Akrab graveyard”.
Stated that Sahlob faces imprisonment for three years on charges with other in the issue which known in media as the ” Marriott cell” where the judgment was issued against “Khaled” and other students in the day 23/06/2014 rigorous imprisonment for seven years and has been re-trial on the background of being accused of several charges, including: joining a group founded at odds with the law, preventing state institutions from exercising their work, the attack on the personal freedom of citizens, harming national unity and social peace, targeting public facilities, and endangering the safety and security of society at risk.
It is reported that on Thursday, 02.21.2015, has issued a decision to release the students, so as to guarantee their place of residence, where they were released except “Khaled Sahlob” student who continued detention pending the issue which known in media as the “Brigades of Helwan”,it is noteworthy that this case has happened during his presence in prison at that time.
In its response to what was attributed to his son, student’s family has denounced the accusations made against him and degrading treatment by saying that “Khaled” not a criminal that he only ” journalist” practiced his profession with honor and journalism is not a crime.
Sahlob`s family has demanded to transfer her son from “AL-Akrab notorious prison” -as their said- and even detained in a hospital until being fully treated.
His family bears responsibility for current Egyptian authority and the Interior Ministry with life of their son and his safety.
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