General Prosecutor
Political activist Esraa Abdel Fattah referred to military prosecution
Egypt
September 7, 2017
Political activist Esraa Abdel Fattah referred to military prosecution
Egypt’s General Prosecutor, Nabil Sadek, has asked the military prosecution to investigate a report filed against political activist Esraa Abdel…
Pope Francis says ‘concerned’ over Regeni case
Egypt
May 1, 2017
Pope Francis says ‘concerned’ over Regeni case
Pope Francis expressed his concern over the case of doctoral student Giulio Regeni who was murdered in Egypt last year.He held…
Italian Senate to hold conference on Giulio Regeni murder
Egypt
April 2, 2017
Italian Senate to hold conference on Giulio Regeni murder
The Italian Senate, the upper house of parliament, will host a conference on Monday about doctoral student Giulio Regeni who…
Top prosecutor orders surprise prison inspections
Egypt
March 22, 2017
Top prosecutor orders surprise prison inspections
General Prosecutor Nabil Sadeq instructed prosecutors to inspect prisons periodically without notification in order to assure that the rights of prisoners…
Egypt says Italy can send experts for Regeni murder case
Egypt
January 23, 2017
Egypt says Italy can send experts for Regeni murder case
Egypt's prosecution said on Sunday it would allow Italy to send experts to try to retrieve video footage related to…
Egypt refers Jumia for investigations over unlisted drug
Egypt
January 21, 2017
Egypt refers Jumia for investigations over unlisted drug
The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) in Egypt has referred Jumia, a company for online commerce, to the general prosecutor for…
Journalists march on top prosecutor’s office, complain of police violations
Egypt
April 28, 2016
Journalists march on top prosecutor’s office, complain of police violations
Hundreds of Egyptian journalists staged a march through central Cairo to the High Court on Thursday, and filed a complaint…
Ali Omran named interim general prosecutor
Egypt
July 5, 2015
Ali Omran named interim general prosecutor
The Supreme Judicial Council has tasked Ali Omran, the most senior assistant general prosecutor, to temporarily become General prosecutor, succeeding…
MENA: Suspect in Hisham Barakat assassination arrested
Egypt
June 30, 2015
MENA: Suspect in Hisham Barakat assassination arrested
A suspect belonging to Giza Popular Resistance, a little-known group which had claimed responsibility for the assassination of Prosecutor General Hesham…
General Prosecutor challenges Mubarak’s innocence
Egypt
December 2, 2014
General Prosecutor challenges Mubarak’s innocence
Egypt’s General Prosecutor Hisham Barakat has tasked a team from the service to appeal the challengeable acquittal of former president…