Ibrahim Metwaly

Ibrahim Metwaly Hegazy is an Egyptian lawyer and human rights activist and a member of the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms.[1] In September 2017, Metwaly was detained by the Egyptian security services. He had been investigating the death in Egypt of the Italian student Giulio Regeni.[2][3][4][5] On 10 September 2017, he was thrown into Tora Prison.

His detention was criticised by the governments of the UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.[6]

References
  1. Tom Kington, Rome; Bel Trew, Cairo (13 September 2017). "Lawyer examining death of Cambridge student Giulio Regeni in Egypt disappears". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. Squires, Nick (12 September 2017). "Lawyer investigating death of Cambridge student killed in Egypt disappears as he attempts to leave country". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. "Egyptian rights activist Ibrahim Metwaly detained for 'establishing illegal group, spreading false news'". English.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. Aboulenein, Ahmed. "Lawyer assisting in murdered Italian student investigation detained in Egypt". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. "إعتقال و إخفاء ابراهيم متولي منسق رابطة اسر المختفين قسريا – المفوضية المصرية للحقوق والحريات - من أجل وطن يحمي انسانيتنا". Ec-rf.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  6. "Concern for detained Egyptian lawyer - News - Law Society Gazette". LawGazette.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.


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