Egypt’s Ministry of Interior: Modern punitive policy being applied in reform, rehabilitation centers

CAIRO – 11 August 2022: The Egyptian authorities denied rumors reported by T.V. channels affiliated with the banned Muslim Brotherhood about the conditions of Egyptian prisons.

In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, the Ministry of Interior denied the reports issued by foreign media outlets affiliated with the banned group.

“These [rumors] contradict the documented reports and statements issued by the president and members of the National Council for Human Rights, the human rights committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate and many national human rights organizations, following their visits to a number of reform and rehabilitation centers,” the Ministry of Interior's statement read.

"In the state’s reform and rehabilitation centers, a modern punitive policy is being applied in terms of international human rights standards," the statement explained.

“All these allegations come as part of the desperate attempts of the terrorist Brotherhood and those who are looking for political gains to influence public opinion,” the statement added.

The statement was issued following the death of a remand prisoner in a police station in Alexandria, and some personnel of the Ministry of Interior were accused of “ill-treatment inside prisons.”