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Latest in Tag: military trials
El-Hosary military trial postponed
Defendant on trial for stealing military secrets says prosecution motivated by financial dispute
Military court sentences Youssef Nada
Nada released for time served after three-month sentence, Mohamed Sabry case postponed
Army defends Qorsaya takeover
Despite two court rulings which confirmed the island belonged to local residents, the army claims it has owned Qorsaya since 2007
Article 198: ‘Crimes that harm the armed forces’
There is no doubt that Egypt seems to be degenerating in terms of personal and civil rights in a worrisome manner
Two military trials postponed
Amid protests at military courts, trials postponed until next week
Qorsaya verdict postponed
The military court was meant to announce a verdict on the Qorsaya island case today but adjourned it to 28 January
Campaigns show solidarity with Qorsaya residents
Activists raise awareness of plight of Qorsaya residents ahead of their military trial
Sinai journalist released but still facing military trial
The military court in Ismailia held another trial for two civilians on Wednesday
Three civilians facing military trials today
Military trials on the rise with 38 civilians facing military courts since November
Protests scheduled against military trials Tuesday
Supporters of Sherif El-Hosary and Qorsaya residents to demonstrate in front of military police headquarters and High Court building
Military arrests seven during referendum
Seven civilians to undergo military trials despite presidency’s statement
Protests still divided one day ahead of referendum
Supporters of the constitution demonstrating at Rabaa Mosque while the opposition schedules “million man protests” in Tahrir Square and the Presidential Palace
US and human rights group react to military arrests law
Concern over possible military trials for civilians
Army officers can temporarily arrest civilians
New law harkens back to SCAF rule
Draft constitution put to final vote
Constituent Assembly puts the constitution draft to vote amid controversy
Amnesty International pushes Morsy on decree
Amnesty International joins other groups in calling Morsy’s record on human rights lacking
Remembering the Maspero massacre: one year on
A closer look at the massacre, and the unserved justice
Trials of Bahraini protesters
The verdict of the thirteen men and an additional seven being tried in absentia will be read on 4 September
President Morsy pardons military detainees
A pardon greeted with excitement and anger as thousands still languish in military jails.
April 8 Officers’ Movement members acquitted
The two officers had been detained since last year
Military trials committee hints at ‘good news’
The committee created by President Morsy to review cases of people tried in military courts promises ‘good news’ for families
Families demand justice
March to the presidential palace calls for freeing all military detainees since the 25 January revolution
SCAF general slams parliament attempt to limit military judiciary powers
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Major General Mamdouh Shahin, member of the ruling military council, described the parliament’s suggested amendments on the Military Trials Law as an “infringement of a judicial authority on the jurisdictions of another.” The People’s Assembly discussed in its Tuesday’s session, attended by Shahin, a number of amendments on the military trials …
Maspero victims’ lawyers quit military trial of 3 conscripts citing bias
By Mennatallah Fouad Youssef CAIRO: Rights groups and lawyers representing the victims of the Maspero crackdown said Wednesday they withdrew from the ongoing military trial of the soldiers accused of running over protesters by armed personnel carriers last October. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and the Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence …
PA committee agrees to annul article 6 of military judicial law
By Heba Fahmy and Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The legislative Committee in the People’s Assembly (PA) agreed Monday to annul article 6 of the military judicial law, which gives the president the jurisdiction to refer civilians to military courts. Adel Ramadan, legal consultant for the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), said that the amendment was …
Nour says delegation will call on SCAF to annul politically-motivated verdicts
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Ayman Nour, head of Ghad El-Thawra Party, said Sunday that a delegation of 20 members will approach the ruling military council to call for annulling all politically-motivated verdicts, including one against Nour himself. “They will present a [request] with 150 signatures from MPs calling for the annulment of all political, arbitrary verdicts …
Military court sentences 2 to death for beheading officer
By AFP CAIRO: A military court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for beheading an army officer during the uprising that ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak, the official MENA news agency reported. Three others received life sentences, and two more were jailed for 15 years each for the murder of the army officer in a …
Interior ministry clashes in Feb were the most brutal, say lawyers
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The detention and treatment of those arrested in relation to the ministry of interior clashes last month showed the worst in human rights violations, rights lawyers said Thursday, specifically pointing to high rate of abuse of minors. “These clashes are the toughest, with the highest rates of human rights abuses against …
One year later, military trials still ongoing, says rights group
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Members of the No to Military Trials campaign said Sunday that military trials of civilians are still ongoing as they marked the first anniversary of violations against protesters by the military police on Feb. 26. On Feb. 26, 2011 military police violently dispersed a sit-in in front of the Cabinet, arresting …
SCAF lifts sentences handed down to 90 civilians by military courts
CAIRO: The head of the ruling military council Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi issued a decree Monday to cancel prison sentences handed down to 90 civilians by military courts, state official news portal Egynews.net reported Monday. Head of Military Judiciary General Adel El-Morsy said in a press conference last September that over 12,000 civilians have been …