Hesham Barakat

Ali Omran named interim general prosecutor
Egypt

Ali Omran named interim general prosecutor

The Supreme Judicial Council has tasked Ali Omran, the most senior assistant general prosecutor, to temporarily become General prosecutor, succeeding…
Shaaban Abdel Raheem laments top prosecutor death in song
Egypt

Shaaban Abdel Raheem laments top prosecutor death in song

Popular singer Shaaban Abdel Raheem has written a new song in honor of late Attorney General Hesham Barakat in which…
NGOs: Demands of repressive legal procedures unveil real criminals
Egypt

NGOs: Demands of repressive legal procedures unveil real criminals

Fourteen Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) have condemned the assassination of Egyptian Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat on Monday, expressing their sincere condolences…
President at prosecutor’s funeral: Laws shackle delivery of justice
Egypt

President at prosecutor’s funeral: Laws shackle delivery of justice

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday hinted at the need for legislative changes following the assassination of Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat…
UN’s Ban Ki-Moon condemns chief prosecutor’s assassination
Egypt

UN’s Ban Ki-Moon condemns chief prosecutor’s assassination

The United Nations condemned on Monday the killing of Egypt’s General Prosecutor Hesham Barakat, who died of his injuries after a…
Top prosecutor bans publishing in ‘250 State Security’ case
Egypt

Top prosecutor bans publishing in ‘250 State Security’ case

Top prosecutor Hesham Barakat issued a decision Sunday banning publishing in the case known in the media as the "250…
Officers to stand criminal trial for torturing lawyer to death
Egypt

Officers to stand criminal trial for torturing lawyer to death

Two police officers were referred to a criminal trial on Wednesday over charges of torturing a lawyer to death, a…
Prosecution orders probe into prison torture allegations
Egypt

Prosecution orders probe into prison torture allegations

Egypt’s General Prosecutor Hesham Barakat has ordered an investigation into the recent allegations of torture of prisoners at the Abu…
Lawyers protest against publishing ban on colleague’s death in police custody
Egypt

Lawyers protest against publishing ban on colleague’s death in police custody

Hundreds of lawyers marched Sunday from the Syndicate in Downtown Cairo to the adjacent High Court condemning the General Prosecution’s…
Public prosecutor: Egypt refers 215 to court for forming a militant group
Egypt

Public prosecutor: Egypt refers 215 to court for forming a militant group

Egypt's public prosecutor said on Sunday he had referred 215 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to trial on charges…
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