Two days after the enforced disappearance, Abu Kabir prosecution decided on Thursday 07/10/2015 the imprisonment of “Muhammad Ali” first year student at the Faculty of Commerce Zagazig University, for a period of 15 days pending investigations.
The student had been arrested arbitrarily from his home without permission or a court order, and that on Monday, 05/10/2015, and then he was taken to an unknown destination, his 1st appearance was on Wednesday 7/10/2015 to be presented to the public prosecutor who accused him of several charges, notably: demonstration without a permit, and joining a banned group , record number 4783 to 2015 Abu Kaber Administrative, and then the decision was made to imprisonment him pending investigations.
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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