Egypt's Public Prosecutor decided on Saturday to refer nine Ahly Football Club fans for speedy trials on 14 September, and to refer seven others to the Specialized Child Prosecution due to their youth.
Judicial sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the defendants were charged with assaulting police officers, destroying public and private property, terrorizing people and disturbing public security. They were arrested during riots that followed a football match between the Ahly and Aswan Clubs at Cairo Stadium on Tuesday night.
News reports said the clashes began after some diehard Ahly fans, known as the Ultras, attacked central security forces and chanted slogans against former President Hosni Mubarak and the Ministry of Interior.
According to the prosecution, the clashes left 10 police cars, three trucks and two motorcycles belonging to the Traffic Department destroyed by fire.
It also resulted in the injury of 88 people, including five police officers and several central security conscripts.
Dozens of Ahly fans demonstrated Friday outside the headquarters of the Interior Ministry downtown demanding the release of the detained Ultras.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
