Egypt: Further information on fear of execution / fear of torture and new concern: Fear of unfair trial

Index Number: MDE 12/052/1998
Date Published: 12 November 1998
Categories: Egypt, Middle East And North Africa

Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar, Mohammad Huda, Mohammad Hassan Mahmoud and Magid Mostafa have recently been transferred to the High Security Prison in Tora where the risks to them are less. They are among a group of members of al-Gihad being questioned by the military prosecution along with Sayyed Salama and Tareq 'Ali Mursi.