Egypt’s Public Prosecution announced on Thursday afternoon that police had arrested accused rapist Amir Zayed as he attempted to flee Egypt to another country. The Public Prosecution also said that it is coordinating with Interpol to capture seven other accused rapists who fled Egypt. In a statement published on Facebook, the Public Prosecution said that it had ordered Zayed’s detention pending investigations into an incident “similar” to the gang rape of a young woman at the Fairmont Nile City Hotel in 2014, now widely known as the ‘Fairmont Incident’ and the ‘Fairmont Crime’ (جريمة الفيرمونت). “Police arrested [Zayed] as he attempted to escape from the country like the others accused [of rape] for his implication in a similar incident [to the Fairmont crime]”. The Public Prosecution did not reveal further information about the “similar incident”. However, Egyptian Streets understands that he was not involved in the Fairmont crime, which saw at least four men taking turns to rape a young unconscious woman in a hotel suite. Instead, sources have told Egyptian Streets that Zayed is accused of involvement in the rape of another young, unconscious woman on a different date…
Egypt Police Arrest Accused Rapist Amir Zayed, Contact Interpol to Capture Fugitives
August 27, 2020
