A report was submitted to the Egyptian General Prosecutor claiming that the detained blogger Ahmed Abou Doma was subjected to torture. According to the report, the young blogger (23 years), was subjected to mental and physical torture. Torture in Egypt web advocacy stated from Doma’s lawyers that:
The detained blogger was mentally and physically abused in Al-Khalifa police station, while being transferred to prison. He was beaten up by sticks and his body was standing in a harmful posture for long hours.
A report was submitted to the Egyptian General Prosecutor claiming that the detained blogger Ahmed Abou Doma was subjected to torture.
According to the report, the young blogger (23 years), was subjected to mental and physical torture. Torture in Egypt [1] web advocacy stated from Doma’s lawyers that:
The detained blogger was mentally and physically abused in Al-Khalifa police station, while being transferred to prison. He was beaten up by sticks and his body was standing in a harmful posture for long hours.
Ahmed Abou Doma was arrested on his return from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing [2]. The Egyptian authorities accused him of infiltrating across the eastern border illegally in violation of the presidential decree 298 of 1995. Last month, Doma was sentenced [3] in a Military Court in Ismailia city in Egypt to one year and the fine of 2000 pounds.
Ahmed Abou Doma runs a blog called Sha’er ikhwan [4] (Ikwani Poet), where he writes his poems and texts, expressing his political views. He published on this blog the photos he took in Gaza during the visit, which lead him to jail. After his arrest, the blog has been updated by his friends. A letter sent by Doma short after the sentence is also available on the blog [5] (Arabic).