Egypt

Court rejects Ultras Ahlawy appeals against their detention

Misdemeanor Court officials have refused appeals from 25 members of the Ultras Ahlawy against their detentions on charges of rioting and assaulting security forces at Cairo International Airport.

The Ultras members were detained for 15 days pending investigations.

Nozha Misdemeanor Court last Saturday rejected an appeal submitted by Mohannad Abdel Maqsoud, a member of the Ultras Ahlawy, against his detention, also for 15 days pending investigations. The court ordered the renewal of his detention along with fellow prisoners on Thursday for another 15 days.
 
The Ultras members were detained in clashes with the police at Cairo airport after they went to welcome the Ahly handball team on 13 October.
 
The Ultras later claimed in a statement that police forces started attacking them, later claiming they were in a "battle for survival" on the streets, under threat from security forces.

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