Continuation of series of repressive practices of the security services of the current authorities against the right of Egyptian university students, the security forces on the evening of Wednesday, 09.30.2015 arrested “Abdulrahman Elsabag ” student at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University arbitrarily without permission or a court order, from “Burj Al Arab” airport during his trip, where he was taken to an unknown destination to his family or his lawyer until the moment.
What happened to the student is a clear violation of the second paragraph of Article I of the International Convention for the Protection of Persons from Enforced Disappearances, which stipulates that: “it may not be invoked in exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability, or in any case an exception the other, to justify enforced disappearances “.
As well as article 54 of the Egyptian Constitution 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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