7. On January 26, the child was transferred to Kom AI Dekka Correctional Facility
until 16th March 2014 when he was transferred to Merg Youth Centre. The
Complainants allege that he was held with adult common criminals who smoked
drugs all the time. The adult criminals also allegedly took the money and the
food provided to the child by their families during visitation.
8. The Complainant allege that immediately before Ahmed's transfer to the Youth
Detention, the news of ill treatment and torture of child prisoners held in the
Centre, aged between the age of 12 and 17, came to light. The prisoners were
initially held in the Youth Detention Centre and due to the overcrowdings of the
center; the authorities transferred them from to Kom AI Dekka Correctional
Facility. Upon return, they allege about the inhumane treatment and the sexual
abuse they faced in the Detention Youth Centre. As a result, the Children in
Kom AI Dekka, including Ahmed, allegedly felt terrified of the transfer and
entered into a hunger strike to protest their transfer and refused to leave their
rooms.
9. The news of abuses in the Youth Centre was leaked to the media and the
authorities postponed the transfer to avoid further media coverage. According to
the Complainants·, at the same time the common criminals started assaulting
the children and threatening to cut their parts with razors to force them out of
the room.
10. According to the complainants, on 2nd September 2015, Alexandria Criminal
Court sentenced the child to 5 years imprisonment and 5 years under
surveillance. No dates or evidences were provided by the prosecution to prove
the child's involvement in killing the officer and his aides or possession of
firearms. Despite many requests made to the judge by defense team, the child
was denied to call families of the deceased officers who were to attest in his
favor. Contrary to the Egyptian Child Act, the child was sentenced in an adult
court rather than Court of Juvenile. The family allege that the other 3 defendants
were acquitted and that Ahmed suffered from psychological shock after the
sentence, refusing to eat and confined himself to his room.
11. The child alleges that after his sentencing he was transferred to Section C,
where convicted children are held. In section C, children are allegedly kept in
the same rooms with adult criminals convicted of murder, rape and sale of body
part. According to the child, these criminals keep razors in their rooms and
continually threaten the child with the razorblades with knowledge of the
officers. The child alleges that a criminal convicted of sale of bodies used a
razorblade against another child badly injuring him. In response to the shocking
incident, Ahmed told the head of the Centre that he will inform his parents who
will file complaints and reach the media and international community to expose
the violations committed against the children in both the Centre and
Correctional Facilities.
12.The head of the Centre allegedly offered to transfer Ahmed to Section A,
where he will be held in more humane conditions and separate from adult
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