Abdul Rahman Al Akeed in detention after four-month disappearance by Egyptian National Security Agency
Timeline
June 28, 2019: Al Akeed is formally charged and added to case No. 800/2019.
June 13, 2019: Al Akeed’s is brought before the Public Prosecution Office and investigations commence. His whereabouts become known after he is transferred to Tora prison.
February 25, 2019:The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances sends a communication to the Egyptian authorities requesting that they clarify Al Akeed’s fate and whereabouts.
February 19, 2019: MENA Rights Group requests the intervention of UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.
February 14, 2019: Al Akeed’s family submits complaints to Egyptian authorities.
February 13, 2019: His lawyer enquires about his whereabouts at the police academy.
February 12, 2019: Al Akeed disappears after being arrested at the entrance to the courtroom at the police academy in Cairo.