Surgeon Ahmed Saied 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. In remembrance, Saied, along with a group of others, held a silent demonstration in 2015. A few hours later, Saied 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. Later, he was charged with protesting without permission, disrupting public order and blocking roads and was handed a two-year imprisonment sentence. On Friday, the surgeon and 81 others were released as part of a presidential pardon. Saied gave Egyptian Streets an exclusive interview, revealing how he spent his days in prison “counting ants,” sharing stories of injustice inflicted upon those in the cell with him, talking about the role media played in his freedom, and discussing protests in Egypt, along with his future plans. ES: First of all, how did you know…
‘We Made Chess Out of Soap’: Exclusive Interview with Released Political Prisoner Ahmed Saied
November 23, 2016
