Daughter of Senior Brotherhood Leader Faces Extended Stay in Custody
An Egyptian court ruled to extend the detention of
Aisha Al-Shater, the daughter of senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat
Al-Shater. Stretched out to 45 days, the detention extra time was approved in
order to maintain ongoing investigations uninterrupted.
Aisha, alongside her husband, faces charges of
belonging to an outlawed terror organization and terror funding.
Egyptian authorities blacklisted the Brotherhood as
a terrorist organization in 2013.
Investigations revealed that the cell, to which
Aisha belonged, knowingly called for protests with anti-state sentiment.
The Egyptian public prosecution also pressed charges
such as engaging in public disinformation aimed at disrupting social peace and
undermining confidence in the Egyptian state and its institutions.
In parallel, Egypt’s appeals court adjourned its
ruling on what is publicly known as the Imbaba terror cell case. Its members
are seeking to appeal verdicts that include death penalties and life
imprisonment, initially issued over charges of belonging to a terrorist group
and possession of illegal arms.
Last March, the Giza Criminal Court sentenced 10 of
the Imbaba cell defendants to death and five to life in jail.
Investigations revealed that the defendants had
consciously formed an armed terrorist network in the wake of the June 30, 2013
revolution, tasked with securing riots organized by the Brotherhood in Giza and
that they participated in anti-police violence such as bombing police stations
and plotting the murder of local officers.
