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434. Concerning Abdel-Salaam Hassan Hassan Omar (ibid., para. 205), the Government
indicated that he was a member of a terrorist organization in Alexandria Governorate. He was
arrested in 1997 to prevent him from engaging in terrorist activities under the law governing the
state of emergency. He was discharged the same year following his renunciations of extremist
and terrorist activities. There is no evidence to substantiate his allegations of torture.
435. Concerning Hossam Mostafa Qutb Mostafa (ibid., para. 206), he was arrested
on 31 March 1997 in flagrante delicto of stealing a car. He was also found to be in possession
of a prohibited narcotic substance. He is serving a custodial sentence. There is not evidence to
substantiate his complaint of ill-treatment.
436. Concerning Adel Ahmed Suliman Ahmed (ibid., para. 209), the Government indicated
that he had been charged in 27 different cases. He is a fugitive wanted by the police. He had
filed a complaint with the Agouza Office of the Public Prosecutor against officers while in police
custody. The Office of the Public Prosecutor decided to take no further action on the case
because the complaint was unfounded.
437. Concerning Medhat Mohammed Zedan (ibid., para. 212), there is no evidence to
substantiate his allegations that he was assaulted while in custody at El-Zawya El-Hamra police
station on 12 October 1997.
438. Concerning Aysha Soudi Ibrahim (ibid., para. 214), she was arrested by police officers of
El-Gamaliya police station pursuant to a decision by the Office of the Public Prosecutor. There
is no evidence to substantiate her allegations.
439. Concerning Mohamed Abdel-Lateef Mostafa (ibid., para. 216), he was arrested
on 5 January 1997 in flagrante delicto. The Office of the Public Prosecutor decided to remand
him pending investigations. There is no evidence to substantiate his allegations of torture.
440. Concerning Ayman Abdel-Wahid Ibrahim Marie, (ibid., para. 217), the Government
confirmed that an altercation had occurred between him and two officers of the Kafr el-Sheikh
police station. It indicated that an investigation had been opened by the Department of Public
Prosecutions, which recommended that the two officers against whom the complaint had been
brought be sanctioned. They were subsequently demoted for breach of official duty,
disobeying instructions and discreditable conduct. The Government also indicated that a
forensic medical report found injuries dating from the time of the incident caused by punches
and kicks.
441. Concerning Ashraf Hisham Mohammed (ibid., para. 218), he was arrested by officers of
the Matariya police station on 20 August 1997 and was discharged from the police station on the
same day. On 23 August 1997, his father took him to Demerdash University Hospital for
treatment for injuries to the head sustained when he fell to the ground in an epileptic fit. There
is no evidence to substantiate his allegations that his injuries were caused while in
police custody.
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