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Cases Number 2414 of 2013 of the Criminal Mokattam and 1818 of 2013 of the
Giza Criminal, the Victim was sentenced to life imprisonment.
5. The Complainants also allege that the Victim's daughter, Ms. Asma'a
Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Beltagy who was born in 1996, was shot dead by
security forces while participating in a peaceful protest against the "military
coup" in Rabia's Square, Cairo, on 14 August 2013. The Complainants further
submit that the Victim was not allowed to attend his daughter's funeral and
that no investigation was conducted to hold the perpetrators accountable.
6. The Complainants submit that on 19 August 2014, the "coup authorities"
detained the Victim's son, Amar Al-Belagy for two days. They add that the
Victim's son fled to Turkey when he received information of fabricated charges
against him.
7. The Complainants also allege that "coup forces" arrested, tortured and
imprisoned the Victim's other son, Anas Al- Beltagy, a university student,
preventing him from writing his exams. The Complainants add that two years
following his detention, he was falsely charged with possessing a weapon
without a license, which resulted in an unfair trial where he was sentenced to
five (5) years imprisonment.
8. The Complainants allege that on 21 February 2015, the Victim's youngest son,
Khaled Al-Beltagy, a 17-year-old high school student, was kidnapped and
detained for two (2) months without being charged, during which time he was
tortured for five (5) days by the "coup forces." On 22 September 2012, he was
re-arrested and tortured again without being charged and remains in
detention.
9. The Complainants further allege that the "coup forces" have fabricated charges
against the Victim's wife for attacking the Prison's Security Guard during her
visit to the Victim, which led her to be sentenced to six months' imprisonment
without a fair trial.
10. The Complainants elaborate extensively on the deterioration of the human
rights situation in the Respondent State following the "coup" of 3 July 2013,
raising concerns about torture, ill-treatment, unlawful arrests and detentions,
and disregard for fair trial standards. They add that this is aimed at punishing
those who participated in the demonstrations.
11. The Complainants allege that the Respondent State has committed the crime
of discrimination, racial segregation, torture, assault on women's rights and
violated the rights of detainees.
Articles alleged to have been violated:
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