Egypt: Forcible return / fear of torture: Mohammad 'Abeid 'Abd al-'Aal

Index Number: MDE 12/049/1998
Date Published: 2 November 1998
Categories: Egypt, Middle East And North Africa

Mohammad ‘Abeid ‘Abd al-'Aal was forcibly returned to Egypt by the Ecuadorean authorities at the end of last week. He is said to be held incommunicado in the headquarters of the State Security Investigation Department (SSI) in Cairo. Amnesty International fears he may be subjected to torture.