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The human rights organization “Human Rights Watch” announced Thursday that four detainees died in Egyptian prisons between August 31 and September 2, denouncing “unacceptable negligence” on the part of the Egyptian prison authorities.
The organization said in a statement that “an Egyptian (64 years old), whose family living in the United States had demanded his release on several occasions due to his health condition. He died on September 2, 2020 in the” high security prison. Tora-2 “, known as Scorpion Prison. After almost two years of his detention without trial”.
It added that Ahmed Abdel Nabi Mahmoud was arrested in late 2018 on charges of belonging to “a group established in contravention of the provisions of the law.”
The statement quoted Joe Stork, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East division, as saying that “when the Egyptian authorities detain a person, they take responsibility for their safety. The authorities must open a full investigation into the causes of the crime. death of Ahmed Mahmoud, to find out if medical negligence played a role. ” .
Human Rights Watch added, in its statement, citing the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, a local human rights group, that three other Egyptians, who were held in other prisons, died in just two days, on August 31. and on September 1.
He explained that these three are “Subhi Al-Saqa in Burj Al-Arab Prison in Alexandria (north), Shaban Hussein Khaled in Al-Fayoum Prison (west) and Abdel-Rahman Youssef Zoual in Tora Research Prison. “in Cairo.
Accusations of negligence against the Egyptian authorities have increased in recent years following the death of many prisoners, including former President Mohamed Morsi and young director Shady Habash.
In the statement, Stork recalled that “detainees and prisoners continue to die in Egyptian prisons despite incessant calls to provide adequate medical care. This reflects unacceptable negligence on the part of the Egyptian prison authorities.”
According to several human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, the suffering of prisoners in Egypt has increased due to the new Corona virus, which has infected and killed many prisoners due to overcrowding, poor health conditions and lack of medical care. .
In mid-August, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Essam Al-Erian, died in prison.
According to human rights organizations, the number of political prisoners in Egypt is close to 60,000.
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