مركز هشام مبارك للقانون

The Court decided to Release Abu Fagr and the Prosecution Appealed On 13 February 2008 Al Arish Partial Court had ordered the release of Mosaad Suleiman, Known as Mosaad Abu Fagr, and, as a kind of rejection, the Prosecution Office appealed the decision. The appeal session was scheduled for the next day 13 February. Abu Fagr was arrested after the eruption of demonstrations in Rafah city in protest against the Egyptian government that tried to take over the houses of the Egyptian citizens living in the city. The Public Prosecution Office charged Abu Fagr, among others, with inciting the riot actions in addition to resisting authorities and assaulting civil servants on duty. The investigations conducted by the Prosecution Office had remanded Abu Fagr into custody for 15 days. The lawyers attended with him challenged the Prosecution decision and a court hearing was scheduled for 13 February in which the defendant was found not guilty. Then the court handed down a release order guaranteed by Abu Fagr's place of residence. The Hisham Mubarak Law Center not only confirms once again its solidarity with Abu Fagr as a prisoner of conscience, but also expresses concerns about using the State of Emergency Law against Abu Fagr if other constraining measures failed.