Egypt’s Public Prosecution issued a statement earlier tonight saying it is appealing a court ruling to release 4 accused Fairmont rapists. View this post on Instagram A post shared by النيابة العامة المصرية (@ppo.gov.eg) This comes following media reports that the Cairo Criminal Court’s 27th circuit had ordered Ahmed Helmy Toulan and Amr Hussein released on EGP 100,000 bail. The court also reportedly ordered the release of Amir Zayed and Amr Zakaria pending investigation. The four are among nine suspects named in an investigation into an alleged gang rape that took place at the Fairmont hotel in February 2014. WHAT IS THE FAIRMONT CRIME? The Fairmont crime involved the drugging and gang rape of a young woman at a private after party at the five-star Fairmont Nile City hotel. The rape was captured on video that was allegedly shared by the suspected rapists and their acquaintances. Late last month, Egypt’s Public Prosecution issued a statement calling on potential witnesses and persons of interest in the case to turn in the video of the alleged gang rape and revealed that some screenshots of the video were sent from an anonymous social…
Public Prosecution to Appeal Court Ruling to Release 4 Accused Fairmont Rapists
March 30, 2021
