The Egyptian Falcon

This blog is focussed on the Egyptian issues with an eye on the regional and international issues.

Friday, January 26, 2007

Officer "X"........................The Torturer

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This is the picture of Officer "X", his name is not revealed for a reason or another although he is the 2nd player in the same torture video tape that features Officer Mostafa Shehata. Although officer "X" did not hit or hurt the suspect physically, but he should be brought to justice for many crimes. He is seen on the video participating and encouraging an act of aggression – torture – against a suspected Egyptian citizen, and this is a crime. Also he can be seen doing indecent moves by his hand in the face of the suspect which is another crime. The 3rd crime should be that he witnessed this torture party and did not officially inform his superiors, unless he did although it does not seem so from the reaction of the Police Chiefs.

Now the question is why this Officers name is not revealed till now? Why he is not charged and brought to justice for all these crimes? Why nobody is talking about him or what he committed, as if it is all normal? And why all the talks is about only one officer in this torture party which is Mostafa Shehata?

Lots of questions, but as usual with no answers. I would just ask you all to try and spread the pic of the criminal and try hard to attach a name to it. Let's all remember, he also need to be brought to justice, let's not be lean on this.

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Thursday, January 25, 2007

Officer Mostafa Shehata........The Torturer

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This is the picture of the police officer Mostafa Shehata while torturing an unknown suspect in the Al Haram "Pyramid" police station. Thanks to the widely published video tape of the torture crime, Mostafa was brought to justice and he is waiting for his trial. The question is why officer Mostafa is detained till trial as what happened with officer Islam Nabih in the previous post? Why he is left in the large? Also the name of the torture victim is not revealed yet and he is said to have left Egypt to Libya which raises many questions on how/why he could escape the supposedly tight Egyptian police capture. Some say his escape was planned by the police authorities in an attempt to weaken the trial of the involved officers. Some say the suspect deserves the torture as he is accused of raping a 4 year old boy – as per the Ministry of Interior Affairs press release -, but this is not the law.

Yes, the law would surely punish anyone who is accused with such an awful crime, but only after a complete law suit with a final verdict on the case, the law – any law in the world – would not approve of such punishment to suspect before having a final verdict from the Supreme Court.

One can't but wonder if this is how suspects are dealt with in police stations, how it would be for those who are convicted and spending years in prison. It must be "Hell on Earth"!!!

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Thursday, January 18, 2007

Officer Islam Nabih.........The Torturer

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This is the picture of the police officer Islam Nabih who tortured and sexually harassed the microbus driver Emad El-Kabir. Thanks to the widely published video tape of the torture crime, Islam was brought to justice and he is waiting for his trial in February. The question that every Egyptian is asking now is how much the punishment that such an officer should or would get for such an awful crime. Anyway, let's wait and see but pls. spread the word so that at least we guarantee the social punishment till we see the legal one.

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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Release Of El-Shaer And Sharkawy

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Well, this must be a happy day for all opposition movements in Egypt as two of the most awaited activists have been released today. Karim El-Shaer and Mohammed Sharkawy both are "Kefaya" members which were detained more than 2 months ago by the Egyptian State Police under the most hated Emergency Law.

They were detained while participating in peaceful demonestrations in support for the Judges. Both were said to have been subjected to sever torture while dtained, actually, Sharkawy sent a letter from his prison cell that was widely spread allover the bloggers community and even some newspaperes.

Anyway, this is not a day to remember torture, it is a day to celebrate and party in the occasion of their release. I just want to send both of them and all their colleagues, "Congratulations Shaer and Sharkawy, wish you have some rest and enjoy freedom and never stop resisting the status qoue. One day - hopefully soon - the whole of our people will be around you while demonestrating for our freedom and liberation".

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