Ahmed Samir Santawy

Detention Victim
Date updated
Jul 29, 2022
Gender
Male
Age group
18-35
Nationality
Egyptian
Profession
Researcher
Profession Category
Human Rights defender
Background of detention
  • Released
Violations
  • Deprivation of liberty
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Exceptional "Emergency State Security " trial
  • Torture
Methods of torture
  • Beaten Without legal Cause
  • Psychological torture
Place of detention

Latitude: 29.937790194325387

Longitude: 31.277796684618416

Place of detention (linked Detention Victim)
Area of Tora prisons
Date of Arrest
Feb 1, 2021
Place of Arrest
from Fifth Settlement Police Station
Identity of forces carrying out the arrest
  • state security
Was S/he trialed?
Yes
Summary

On February 1, 2021, Ahmed was arrested from the Fifth Settlement Police Department, where he was summoned for interrogation and forcibly disappeared for 5 days until he appeared pending Case No. 65 of 2021 on charges of joining a terrorist group, spreading false news and misusing social media. He is also accused pending Case No. 744 of 2021 Emergency State Security Misdemeanor First Settlement. He was sentenced on June 22, 2021 to 4 years in prison and a fine of 500 Egyptian pounds. He received a republican pardon in July 2022 and was released. It is reported that he is not allowed to travel from the country until now.

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Data status
Documented