Life in danger EOHR calls for immediate investigation on hungry strike incident of Borg El Arab’s prisoners


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EOHR calls for immediate investigation on hungry strike incident of Borg El Arab’s prisoners

21/11/2007

EOHR expresses its deepest worries concerning the hungry strike of 33 prisoners at Borg El Arab jail due to the mistreatment of prisoners who were terrified by police dogs and deprived from treatment in flagrant violations of national legislation, international covenants on human rights and the ideal rules of treating prisoners.

On Monday 12th November 2007 some of the prisoners at Borg El Arab jail, cell No.21 - who were accused of joining Muslim Brotherhood brands in cases No. 1006/2007 East of Alexandria and 43 /2007 criminal of Matrooh - were surprised by a sudden inspection by Borg El Arab’s administration lead by police commissioners and state security investigators with police dogs. They were examined and their medicines were confiscated. Prisoners committed an open hunger strike due to the arbitrary procedures. They refused to meet their families from Saturday 17/11/2007 appealing the public prosecution to investigate on their mistreatment inside the prison. EOHR called the prisoners' lawyers who confirmed the previous incidents as soon as it has monitored the hunger strike.

EOHR expresses its worries concerning prisoners’ health since they haven't eaten since Saturday 12/11/2007 until now.

EOHR calls the Interior Minister to launch an immediate investigation inside Borg El Arab prison to eliminate the reasons of prisoners complaints. It also called the Attorney General who has plenipotentiary power granted by the Criminal Law in Article 2 and Article 40, to monitor prisons and asks public prosecution members to go to Borg El Arab prison to investigate in the previous incident.

Names of Borg El Arab’s prisoners who strike on food

SER	NAME	PROFESSION
1	MOHAMED ABDEL SALAM ABOU BAKR	LAWYER
2	SAMEH AHMED MOHAMED	LAWYER
3	KHALED MOHAMED MOHAMED ABOU ZAID	FASHION DESIGNER
4	KHALED MOHAMED MAHMOUD	---
5	KHALED ABDEL MOATY MOHAMED	SCHOOL MANAGER
6	MOHAMED EL SAYED MOSTAFA	ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
7	MOHAMED ALY ALY	WARDEN TAXES
8	IBRAHIM KAMAL HAFEZ	EMPLOYEE
9	IBRAHIM KHEDR AHMED	EMPLOYEE
10	AYMAN MOHAMED FETEHA	ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
11	AYMAN AHMED EL REFAAY	MECHANICAL ENGINEER
12	REDA ABDEL HADY	EMPLOYEE
13	MO'MEN MOSTAFA HASSAN	STUDENT
14	HASSAN MOHAMED MOHAMMED	TEACHER
15	SAYED ABDEL ALLAH ISMAEIL	---
16	ABDEL AZIZ MOHAMED FAHMY	PENSIONER
17	AHMED FAWZY ABOU DEEF	EMPLOYEE
18	SALAH MOHAMED OSMAN	EMPLOYEE
19	GAMAL ABDEL AZIZ MOHAMED	THE MEMBER OF AGRICULTURAL SYNDICATE
20	ALY TAWFEEK SAYED	EMPLOYEE
21	ALAA EL DIN MOHAMED	---
22	MOHAMED AHMED MOHAMED IBRAHIM	PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL FACULTY
23	HATEM BASTAWY	ENGINeER
24	AHMED BASHA	----
25	AHMED EL SAYED ABDEL FATAH	LAWYER
26	SALAM MOHAMED GADO	ENGINEER
27	MASOOD GABER MOHAMED	-------
28	AHMED MAHMOUD SHWMAN	ENGINEER
29	MOHAMED OSMAN MOHAMED	SCHOOL MANAGER
30	HAMDY RASHED ABDEL MOLA	ENGINEER
31	MOHAMED YOUSEF EL GARHY	----

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