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The Front Defending Egyptian Demonstrators

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Prosecutor's Decisions
Mahalla Demonstrations Continue
25 Cairo Lawyers Defend Mahalla Workers
In Front of Bar Association Tomorrow
Bus collecting Lawyers Delegation

Cairo, April 7, 2008—after a long day of investigations extended to dawn the Public Prosecution Office adjourned the interrogations held in many governorates to the next day. Though the defendants had been brought from custody, the prosecutors in different locations decided to turn them back without holding the determined investigation session. All lawyers waiting for the decisions had been told to get them from the relevant police stations in a precedent considered the first of its kind. The decisions taken can be summarized as follows:
Mansoura:
Out of the 30 people arrested, 16 were released directly from police station and the other 14 who attended the prosecutor's office were released, too.
Damanhour:
 Out of the 21 people arrested, 7 were released directly from police station while the other 14 who attended the prosecutor's office were remanded in custody for 15 days.
Giza:
Out of the 2 people arrested, one was released directly from police station while the other who attended the prosecutor's office was remanded in custody for 15 days.
Cairo:
 Out of about 41 people arrested, 15 were released directly from police station. And out of the other 26, who attended the prosecutor's office, 3 were released and 21 were remanded in custody for 15 days while the whereabouts of other detainees is still unknown.
Alexandria:
The six detainees attended the prosecutor's office were remanded in custody for 15 days. They reported to lawyers that 61 others are still held in Kom al Dika central security detention.
Balteem Prosecution Office remanded 7 people into custody for 15 days.

In Mahalla some citizens reported that about 320 people are held in Mahalla's two police stations and state security building. At the same time, the Public Prosecution Office had paid a visit to the place to collect facts and to continue investigations but the demonstrations staged in front of police stations in protest against random arrest had adjourned investigations. Once again more clashes have erupted between security forces and people.
In the same context, Dr. Samy Francies and lawyer Tamer Adwar were arrested in Mahalla.

To defend the large numbers of arrested, the Front delegated 25 lawyers to join others in Mahalla city. Right now a suggestion has been made to send another delegation to Mahalla to be gathered in front of the Bar Association, but the date has not yet confirmed.
The lawyers who want to join us can call Ali Soleiman (0122473015).