State Security Investigation Services
Prosecution detains suspects believed to be involved in Muslim Brotherhood protest calls
Egypt
March 18, 2019
Prosecution detains suspects believed to be involved in Muslim Brotherhood protest calls
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has detained 10 new suspects for 15 days pending investigations into a recent call to…
Judge forced to retire over national security office sabotage
Egypt
March 7, 2016
Judge forced to retire over national security office sabotage
Egypt’s judges disciplinary council referred on Monday Judge Zakariya Abdel Aziz, a former chairman of the Judges' Club, to retirement…
Notorious SSIS officers reinstated after court acquittal
Egypt
June 15, 2013
Notorious SSIS officers reinstated after court acquittal
Fifteen officers from the now-dissolved State Security Investigation Services (SSIS), who were acquitted of destroying state documents at the infamous…
Notorious ex-SSIS chief denies wrongdoing
Egypt
June 12, 2013
Notorious ex-SSIS chief denies wrongdoing
Former chief of the now-disbanded State Security Investigations Services (SSIS) Hassan Abdel Rahman has defended the notorious organisation’s work, after…
Court adjourns state security trial to 16 April
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Court adjourns state security trial to 16 April
The South Giza Criminal Court adjourned the trial of dozens of senior intelligence officers accused of ordering the destruction of…
State security destroyed documents trial adjourned to 12 February
Egypt
January 15, 2013
State security destroyed documents trial adjourned to 12 February
The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned until 12 February the trial of 41 current and former police leaders, including Major General…
Retrial begins for police officers accused of torture
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Retrial begins for police officers accused of torture
The Alexandria Criminal Court held the first session Tuesday in the retrial of five state security officers accused of torturing…
Former security head accused of destroying documents released
Egypt
September 13, 2012
Former security head accused of destroying documents released
The Cairo Criminal Court released on Thursday former chief of the disbanded State Security Investigation Services Hassan Abdel Rahman, who…
Some state security documents escaped destruction, officials say
Egypt
July 26, 2012
Some state security documents escaped destruction, officials say
Several high ranking state security officials did not follow former security chief Hassan Abdel Rahman order's to destroy sensitive documents during…
Brotherhood confesses to meeting with state security in 2005
Egypt
June 13, 2012
Brotherhood confesses to meeting with state security in 2005
The Muslim Brotherhood confessed to meeting with the State Security Investigations Service (SSIS) in 2005, saying in an official statement on…