following her interrogation, the Victim was kept in a dirty toilet which was so
foul that she could not find a place to sit causing her severe stress and fatigue.
9.
The Complainants submit that the Victim was taken to the SSIS in Cairo, and
was again interrogated in a similar manner and forced to confess for a second
time which was recorded on audio and video. The Complainants state that the
she underwent psychological and physical torture. They add that she was taken
back to Shebin El Koum in the middle of the night.
10. The Complainants allege that the Victim was interrogated further when she
reached
Shebin
El
Koum
at 3:00 am
on 20
October
2016, where
she again
confessed to the fabricated charges.
11. The Complainants submit that the Victim was brought before
the Supreme
State Security Prosecution in Cairo at 12:00 pm on 20 October 2016 without a
lawyer present. They add that the Victim was not allowed,to defend herself and
was not informed of the content of the public;prosecut�ns minute;..f1om the
investigations, but "she was only allowed to sigh the minutes".
wtfs decided
12. The Complainants aver that it
thatJ..-he Victim be detained for four
(4) days, and that she was therefore taken back to Shebin El Koum where she
was
held
in
incommunicaao
Complainants
state
dete�on
that�he
in
Victi�was
"a
dark
cell
full
present:,a'"to
of
the
insects".
State
The
Security
Prosecution in C� on 23 Octobe�016, again�the absence of a lawyer and
without information 011'-the investigation, where the Prosecution decided
to
detain her for 15 more days pending investig�tion.
13. The Complainants allege that the Victim �s then taken to the Shebin El Koum
'
police station and {ot the 5515 in;Shebin El Koum. They add that "the Victim
was ....imprisoned
ith a group of. criminals who were stealing her food and
perso�belongings."
14. The
c
'-
mpl�nt further allege that lawyers found out the whereabouts of the
Victim only orr14
ovember 2016, after which they became aware of the ordeal
she face¥hey adq that despite the intervention of the lawyers,
the public
prosecutortiled to investigate the abuses of the Victim.
15. The Complafnµnts submit that "the Public Prosecution has been complicit with
the security rrrces since the military coup in Egypt, it has not paid any attention
to the torture or threat to the victim, and has continued to direct the fabricated
accusations against her." The Complainants state that the Victim is accused in
Case No. 761 of 2016 before the Supreme State Security for reporting false news
about the internal situation in the country "to stir up public opinion at home
and abroad", belonging to an outlawed group,
and "working with satellite
channels to the detriment of the regime's ruling".
16. The Complainants aver that the Victim is imprisoned in "al-Qanater prison,
suffers from
kidney
failure,
has
liver
disease,
low
blood
nd
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