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In a verdict which restored Justice
The second ruling to acquit Saad Eddin Ibrahim in a Hisba lawsuit
Cairo, May 25, 2009.
The Arabic Network for Human Rights said that the al-Khalifa Court of Appeal issued its ruling today, to annul the decision to imprison Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim for a term of two years, and acquit him of the charge of abusing Egypt's reputation abroad, which was brought by a member of the Parliament of the NDP, "Abul-Naga Amirkhizi" , for not being subject to conditions provided for by the law, as the member of the National Democratic Party who filed the suit has neither interest nor competence to file such a case.
The al-Khalifa Misdemeanor Court had issued its ruling on December 23, 2008, to sentence Saad Eddin Ibrahim to two years imprisonment and a bail of L.E. 10.000 to stop the execution of the sentence, in a suit filed by "Abu al-Naja el-Mihrezi," member of the National Party.
The legal defense, consisting of the Legal Aid Unit for Freedom of Expression of the Arabic Network and lawyers of Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies headed by Dr. Ibrahim, appealed the decision, until a ruling was issued today to acquit Dr. Saad.
Rawda Ahmed, director of the Legal Aid Unit for Freedom of Expression of the Arabic Network, said that "the ruling delighted us and got things back to normal, since it increased our confidence in the rightfulness and fairness of our position towards Hisba lawsuits which reached alarming proportions in recent years."
It is worth mentioning that last Wednesday, May 20, The Arabic Network won acquittal for Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Director of Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, in a Hisba case brought against him by Ms. Thoraya Labana (in her capacity as Chief of Social Professions) in 2007, where the Court decided not to accept the criminal and civil suits, on the basis that the person who filed the case has no competence whatsoever.
It should be noted that the defense of Saad Eddin Ibrahim in the Hisba case consisted of: Rawda Ahmed, Director of the Legal Aid Unit for Freedom of Expression of the Arabic Network, Taher Abul Nasr, lawyer and legal advisor of the same unit, and a number of lawyers in Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, namely; Abdel-Fattah Mustafa Ramadan, Magdi el-Gendi, Shadi Talaat and Mohamed Mohy.
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