EGYPT: FIVE PRISONERS, INCLUDING A WOMAN, WERE EXECUTED FOR PREMEDITATED MURDER

On January 18, 2020 in the presence of the Public Prosecutor, the Tanta General Prison director and a delegate of Al-Azhar, it took the execution by hanging of five defendants, in the midst of strict security measures, under the supervision of the Major General Mahmoud Hamza, security director of Al-Gharbia, who did not allow the celebration of funerals.

The list of convicted persons included: Jamal A.A. sentenced to death in case No. 22153/209, for manslaughter; Howaida M.M. in case No. 22153/209 for premeditated murder; Ahmed A.A. in case No. 5874/2015 for premeditated murder; Mahmoud F.A. in case No. 46/2011 for premeditated murder; Ahmed A.B. in case No. 9129/2015 for manslaughter.