State Security Apparatus
Second acquittal in the case of Sayyed Belal’s death
Egypt
June 17, 2013
Second acquittal in the case of Sayyed Belal’s death
The Criminal Court of Alexandria on Monday acquitted another officer from the now-dissolved state security apparatus who had been charged…
Notorious SSIS officers acquitted for destroying secret documents
Egypt
June 12, 2013
Notorious SSIS officers acquitted for destroying secret documents
Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday acquitted dozens of senior intelligence officers accused of ordering the destruction of state documents in…
Morsy’s presidency no protection from police for Islamist
Egypt
October 16, 2012
Morsy’s presidency no protection from police for Islamist
If ultra-conservative Salafis thought that the ascendance of Brotherhood-affiliated President Mohammed Morsy to power would bring to an end their…
Reform of Egypt’s police hits a wall: The police
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Reform of Egypt’s police hits a wall: The police
A gang that broke out of prison during the revolution was killing people and robbing merchants in the town of…
Activists to make blacklist of alleged State Security torturers
Egypt
April 5, 2011
Activists to make blacklist of alleged State Security torturers
Egyptian activists are preparing a blacklist of officers from the dissolved State Security apparatus who were allegedly involved in torturing…
Egypt dissolves hated state security agency
Egypt
March 15, 2011
Egypt dissolves hated state security agency
Egypt's interior minister has dissolved the country's widely hated state security agency, which is accused of torture and other human…
Former state security chief admits ordering destruction of documents
Egypt
March 12, 2011
Former state security chief admits ordering destruction of documents
Hassan Abdel Rahman, former head of state security, has said to investigators that he ordered his subordinates to shred and…
Govt pledges to thwart counter-revolution schemes
Egypt
March 10, 2011
Govt pledges to thwart counter-revolution schemes
The interim cabinet warned against counter-revolution attempts and vowed to thwart such efforts as it works to fulfill the demands…
Security officers investigated over destruction of documents
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Security officers investigated over destruction of documents
The General Prosecutor on Monday launched investigations into 64 state security officers and employees from 6 October on charges of…
Govt asks citizens to hand documents taken from state security to armed forces
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Govt asks citizens to hand documents taken from state security to armed forces
The Egyptian government called on citizens to hand any documents collected from state security buildings to the armed forces to…