Egypt: Eight female activists referred for military trial

Eight women have been referred by Egypt’s general attorney for the Ismailia Appellate Court for military trials on charges of protesting.

The women are:

Sarah Saber, 18
Sarah Abdel Meneim, 19
Esraa Abdelhady, 18
Menatallah Ahmed, 19
Hagar Al-Nagdy; 20
Hagar Al-Tobgy, 45
Yasmin Hassan, 20
Shorouk Nasser, 19
Maha Gamal

On Sunday, Egypt’s prosecution referred ten cases of protesters for military trial. The cases comprised approximately 30 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi who had been arrested while taking part in protests against the ruling regime.

The sources confirmed that the women were held in a police station for periods ranging from between three to eight months, but they were released on bail that ranged between 1,000 and 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($140-$1,400).

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