By Aswat Masriya Following the decision by the Giza court last week to extend the detention of Esraa el-Taweel, Egypt’s Homeland Security agency released to the media on Monday what it referred to as el-Taweel’s “confessions” spanning the gamut from plans to assassinate a top official to spreading false information. The student and amateur photographer was in tears when the judge announced that she will be held in custody another 45 days, beyond the 155 she has withstood pending the outcome of an investigation. Taweel faces charges of “belonging to a terrorist organisation” and calling for disrupting laws, preventing state institutions from operating, assault on personal freedom and “harming national unity” by spreading false news. She was arrested on June 1 and was denied proper care for a debilitating bullet wound she ironically acquired covering protests marking the third anniversary of the January 2011 uprising. During her recovery, she has had to use a wheelchair for months. She has also pleaded for appropriate medical assistance, which has been categorically denied to her. Members of her family have reportedly said she may become paralyzed as a result of this negligence. Taweel’s alleged confessions…
Egypt’s Homeland Security Releases Esraa el-Taweel’s “Alleged” Confessions
November 10, 2015
