Over the last week, various reports and rumours have circulated on social media and have been published by a number of private Egyptian and foreign media outlets regarding investigations into the rape of a young woman at the Fairmont Nile City hotel in 2014, now popularly known as the ‘Fairmont Crime’ (جريمة الفيرمونت). These reports and rumours have alleged that witnesses and others involved in exposing the Fairmont Crime have been detained by authorities and are being investigated. Published articles and social media posts have also alluded that those arrested include the victim of the 2014 rape and have attempted to discredit the rape allegations. Egyptian Streets has spoken with a number of sources close to the lawyers representing the victims and a number of sources who have worked on the campaign shedding light on the Fairmont Crime to address some of these claims. CLAIM: The victim of the Fairmont Crime was arrested and is being investigated. TRUE OR FALSE? False. Egyptian Streets can confirm that recent reports have conflated separate investigations and cases. The investigations by the Egyptian Public Prosecution into the alleged 2014 gang rape and a related…
True or False? What’s Happening with the Fairmont Gang Rape Case
September 1, 2020
