Alkarama sent Hassan Mohamed's case to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on Torture on 23 June 2010, requesting their intervention with the Egyptian authorities in order that Hassan Mohammed be released and properly remunerated.
During the arrest, the SSI agents also carried out a search, again without a judicial warrant, and confiscated various personal items, including mobile phones and a sum of 3600 pounds Egyptian (510 euros). SSI agents also interrogated his wife, shouting insults at them for allegedly assisting other African refugees in leaving the country.
Hassan Mohamed was tied up and severely beaten before being taken to the SSI premises in Nasr City where he was held in secret detention for 55 days without any contact with the outside world. During his detention, Hassan Mohamed was subjected to various acts of torture and other ill-treatment at the hands of SSI agents.
On 12 March 2010, Hassan Mohamed was transferred to the Torah prison without ever having been subject to any judicial proceedings. On 8 April 2010, almost three months after his arrest, he appeared in front of the State Security prosecution and was accused of belonging to a banned group facilitating the passage of African refugees to Israel and Europe. The prosecutor would base his claims solely on confessions obtained under torture.
Hassan Mohamed risks being heavily sentenced on the basis of a dossier containing confessions extracted under duress and through severe torture.
It is clear that Hassan Mohamed has been arbitrarily detained since his arrest, without legal proceedings or the opportunity to challenge the legality of his detention before a competent court. This is a violation of both the Egyptian legislation and international human rights law, particularly with respect to Articles 9 and 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.