On Wednesday, vascular surgeon Ahmed Saied awaits a final verdict on his two-year imprisonment sentence after being arrest during a vacation in Egypt in 2015. Saied, who had been working in Frankfurt, treated wounded protesters in a field hospital in November 2011 during clashes between the military and protesters in Mohamed Mahmoud Street. More than 40 protestors were killed that day, for which four years later a group held a silent demonstration in remembrance, which the surgeon attended. After a few hours, Said was arrested from a downtown café on grounds of not having his national ID card, despite having his passport. Twelve hours of disappearance and denial of his presence in the Abdeen police station left Saied electrocuted all over his body and cigarettes put out on his hands, according to his sister Lamia Saied. The next day, the prosecution accused him of disrupting public order and blocking roads. “There is no evidence whatsoever nor are there eyewitnesses to back up the charges,” stated his sister. During his trial, which was held 20 days later, the judge released Saied on EGP 3000 bail. The prosecution appealed the decision and on…
From Frankfurt to Aqrab Prison: The Story of Egyptian Surgeon Ahmed Saied
January 26, 2016
