Somaia Abd El-Rahman Abd El-Hady Al-Shawaf

Somaia Abd El-Rahman Abd El-Hady Al-Shawaf

Name: Somaia Abd El-Rahman Abd El-Hady Al-Shawaf
Gender: Female
Age at time of arrest: 22
Occupation: Student
Governorate of residence: Giza
Arrest governorate: Giza
Detention date: 27/8/2013
Cases: No. 7269 for 2013, October First misdemeaNo. r; No. 5 October Second, civil
Sentences: 6 months imprisonment; 500 EGP fine in absentia

Somaia Abd El-Rahman was arrested in her home on August 27, 2013, after being accused of sending a letter to Ahmed Hassanein, deputy director of Giza security, in which she wrote, “God bless and may you be the best agent in the darkness.” It was presented to the prosecution under case No. 7269 for 2013, First October Misdemeanours. She was released the following day. She was sentenced in absentia to 6 months in prison and fined 500 pounds on May 15, 2014.