On 12 July 2020, Dr. Amasha was interrogated at the office of the Supreme State Security prosecution (SSSP) on an existing case (number 1360/2019), on charges of joining a terrorist organization. He was then held in incommunicado detention in Tora high security prison, known as Scorpion 2, where he was not allowed legal counsel or family visits. During the interrogation, Dr. Amasha complained that he was electrocuted and badly beaten during his arrest. The SSSP ordered a forensic examination of him. His family later learned that he had been badly beaten during his arrest and subsequent enforced disappearance, to the point where his ribs were broken, and that he had received no medical care. On 20 July 2020, he was examined by a forensic specialist who verified that he was in stable condition, that there was no evidence of any recently inflicted injuries, but that he complained of pain in his ribs. The specialist recommended that Dr. Amasha be referred to hospital for an X-ray. His family have stated that he did not have the X-ray. On 23 March 2021, the prison authorities wrote to the general prosecutor requesting permission for Dr. Amasha to undergo surgery for the removal of his gall bladder. This was refused, even though Dr. Amasha’s family offered to cover the costs. On 21 August 2022, when Dr. Amasha appeared in court with his lawyer for the renewal of his detention, he was barely able to walk, had lost weight and complained of medical negligence. He was told by an examining physician that his condition was stable. On 29 August 2022, he was referred to the terrorism circuit of the Supreme State Criminal Court (SSCC) on charges of “knowingly joining and funding a terrorist group,” and his name was added to the existing Case No 1360/2019, which includes another 37 defendants. The evidence presented by the prosecution include his admission to joining a demonstration by the Muslim Brotherhood on 3 July 20131, documents indicating his membership in the League for Families of Victims of Enforced Disappearance and other rights organizations focusing on torture, and his contact with foreign media and other concerned groups on enforced disappearance. The media or the groups that the prosecution referred to were not specified, and Dr. Amasha was mainly questioned during his interrogation about his allegiance to the Muslim Brotherhood. On 24 September 2022, the first hearing was to take place at the terrorism circuit of the SSCC; Dr. Amasha and others did not attend, and the hearing was adjourned to 3 October 2022 to allow for all defendants to appear in court. On 3 October 2022 and on 22 October 2022, Dr. Amasha appeared in court for hearings, having been transported from Badr prison, a new establishment located about 65 km east of Cairo where most prisoners and detainees held in Tora have been moved. The hearing was adjourned to 26 November 2022. 1 In December 2013, the Muslim Brotherhood was banned and declared a terror organisation. 2