Ahmed Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim

Ahmed Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim

Name: Ahmed Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim
Gender: Male
Age at time of arrest: 17
Occupation: High school student. 3rd year
Governorate of residence: Cairo
Arrest governorate: Cairo
Detention date: 14/8/2014
Cases: No. 4459 of 2015, Helwan Criminal Court, registered with No. 451 of 2014, Supreme State Security
Sentences: 15 years imprisonment

1. Personal information
a. Birth: The child Ahmed was born on 1 January 1997. He was arrested at the age of 17 on charges in the “Helwan Brigades” case.

b. Upbringing: He grew up in the Kafr El-Elw area of Helwan, Cairo Governorate.

c. Occupation: Third-year secondary student.

d. Political activity/affiliation: He has no political activity or affiliation.

2. Previous arrests: The child Ahmed had not been arrested in any previous case.

3. Timeline from the arrest to the verdict
a. Background of the arrest:
– 14 August 2014, arrest: The child Ahmed was arrested at around 2:30 pm on a street in Helwan on his way back from a private lesson. He was stopped and asked for his ID card, then taken to Helwan Police Station, even though nothing incriminating was found on him.

– 15 August 2014, appearance before the Supreme State Security Prosecution: He was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution one day after his arrest and was added to the case known in the media as the “Helwan Brigades” case.

b. Background of the case: Case No. 4459 of 2015 Helwan Felonies, registered as No. 451 of 2014 Supreme State Security Inquiry, known in the media as the “Helwan Brigades” case.

The case began on 14 August 2014, as protests grew after the killing of a protester at the time (Alaa El-Kammash), when a video appeared showing a group of people calling themselves the “Helwan Brigades”. They were carrying weapons and threatened violence in protest against killing and torture by the security forces, the army and the Ministry of Interior, especially during the Rabaa, Nahda and Manassa events, which, in their words, went as far as killing and the rape of women.

In late August 2014, the Ministry of Interior announced that the “Helwan Brigades” plan was led by members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Following that, the police arrested 214 defendants (men and children) and one woman, Ms. Aliaa Awad. It should be noted that the number of defendants in the case is far greater than the number of people who appeared in the video, which did not exceed a few dozen.

c. Charges:
– Joining and taking part in a group founded in violation of the law.
– Taking part in an assembly aimed at committing murder and sabotage.
– Attempted murder.

d. Trial and sentences:
– 19 February 2015, referral to the competent criminal court: The late Public Prosecutor Hisham Barakat referred the case to the Criminal Court, Fifteenth Terrorism Circuit, sitting at the Police Academy and presided over by Judge Fathy El-Bayoumi, and set the session of 30 August 2015 for it.

– 30 August 2015, first trial hearing: The first trial session of the “Helwan Brigades” defendants was held before the Criminal Court, Fifteenth Terrorism Circuit, sitting at the Police Academy, presided over by Judge Fathy El-Bayoumi, with Counselors Osama Abdel Zaher and Khaled El-Zanaty as members.

– 28 June 2022, verdict: The Criminal Court, First Terrorism Circuit, sitting at the Police Institute in Tora and presided over by Judge Mohamed Sherine Fahmy, sentenced the young man Ahmed Mustafa to 15 years in prison.

4. Detention conditions
a. Places of detention: The child Ahmed passed through several places of detention, including Helwan Police Station. He was moved to one of the prisons of the Tora complex after turning 18, and was recently moved to the newly built Badr 3 Prison. There have been reports that the “Helwan Brigades” defendants were moved to the Minya and Wadi El-Natrun prisons.

b. Violations:
– Arbitrary arrest: he was arrested arbitrarily on his way back from a private lesson, even though nothing incriminating was found on him.

c. Living conditions in prison: The young man Ahmed suffered many violations, along with the other prisoners in Badr 3 Prison: a total ban on exercise and visits, scarce food that does not satisfy hunger, a ban on bringing in medicine, poor health care for prisoners, and no shaving tools at all. Conditions inside Badr 3 Prison became so bad that 55 prisoners attempted suicide because of the poor detention conditions, according to a letter sent by one of the prisoners in Badr 3. The “Helwan Brigades” defendants were recently moved to the Minya and Wadi El-Natrun prisons.