Egyptian Blogger Held Incommunicado is at Risk of Torture
February 20, 2009
February 20, 2009
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Amnesty International issued the following news release:
A student blogger critical of Egypt's policy towards the Gaza Strip is believed to have been held incommunicado in the custody of State Security Investigations (SSI) services and at risk of torture since his arrest on 6 February.
The Egyptian authorities have still not disclosed the whereabouts of 23-year-old Dia' el Din Gad, despite his family's and lawyers' inquiries . . .
A student blogger critical of Egypt's policy towards the Gaza Strip is believed to have been held incommunicado in the custody of State Security Investigations (SSI) services and at risk of torture since his arrest on 6 February.
The Egyptian authorities have still not disclosed the whereabouts of 23-year-old Dia' el Din Gad, despite his family's and lawyers' inquiries . . .