State of emergency does not allow "ungrounded detention": law professor

CAIRO – 11 April: “Egyptian law and the three-month state of emergency which was announced by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, do not allow the Ministry of Interior to detain any citizens without grounds,” Salah Fawzi, a professor of constitutional law told Youm7.

In 2013, the Constitutional Court ruled ungrounded detentions” unconstitutional, which means that Egypt does not have any political prisoners, Fawzi added.

During a meeting of the National Defense Council on Sunday, President Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency following attacks earlier that day on two Egyptian churches that left dozens dead.