Tag: mahalla

The Saturday session of the Mahalla 49 trial:

The State Security Prosecutor demanded the “harshest sentences” for the 49 defendants.

Lt. Colonel Muhammad Fathi, who headed Mahalla’s State Security branch during the April events, and now is directing the Criminal Investigations Division at Mahalla’s 2nd Police Station.

General Khaled Gharraba, of the Criminal Investigations Division at the Gharbeia Province Security Directorate.

Brigadier General Sami Lutfi el-Sayyed, who headed in April the Gharbeia Province General Security branch, and now directs the Damietta branch.

Brigadier General Reda Tabliya, of the Criminal Investigations (el-Mabaheth el-Gena’eya) at the Gharbeia Province Security Directorate.

Colonel Ayman Radi Khamees, who heads the Criminal Investigations in Mahalla.

A Police Colonel, deployed in the court room with dozens of soldiers, plainclothes armed informers and firefighters.

A Police Brigadier General inside the courtroom.

Plainclothes police thugs cordoning protesters inside the Tanta court building.