Access Now: Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El Fattah Is Arrested Again
October 02, 2019
October 02, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Access Now issued the following news release:
We are saddened and concerned by the news last Sunday that Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd El Fattah was arrested at his probation cell in Dokki Police Station. Alaa's mother, Leila Souief, was reported to have been prevented from entering the station to pick him up. Police reportedly told Ms. Souief that her son had been taken for state security prosecution. It is still not clear what he is being charged with . . .
We are saddened and concerned by the news last Sunday that Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd El Fattah was arrested at his probation cell in Dokki Police Station. Alaa's mother, Leila Souief, was reported to have been prevented from entering the station to pick him up. Police reportedly told Ms. Souief that her son had been taken for state security prosecution. It is still not clear what he is being charged with . . .