Karim Safwat
Detention Victim- Date updated
- Jan 20, 2024
- Gender
- Male
- Age group
- 18-35
- Nationality
- Egyptian
- Profession
- Journalist
- Profession Category
- Journalist / Media
- Background of detention
- Pretrial detention
- Violations
- Arbitrary pretrial detention
- Deprivation of liberty
- Poor detention conditions
- Date of Arrest
- Sep 5, 2022
- Place of Arrest
- Cairo
- Identity of forces carrying out the arrest
- police
- Was S/he trialed?
- No
- Summary
The victim was arrested on September 5, 2022 because he filmed a video clip on his mobile phone in the garden of the Presidential Palace, under construction, in the New Administrative Capital.
The victim's family said that he was arrested, illegally detained, and forcibly disappeared until noon on September 19, 2022 before the Supreme State Security Prosecution, accused of joining a terrorist group, spreading false news, and misusing social media.
The victim is still detained in case No. 1635 of 2022.
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- Data status
- Monitored
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