The announced hearing in which it will be decided whether or not to further extend the pre-trial detention in prison for Patrick George Zaki, the Egyptian student of the University of Bologna in prison in Egypt since February, is held today, before a Court of Assizes in Cairo. last on charges of subversive propaganda on Facebook.
At this stage of the prosecutor's investigation into Patrick's case, if there is a renewal it would be another 45 days of imprisonment.
"At 90% Patrick will not appear" in the courtroom for "security reasons", a lawyer, Hoda Nasrallah, wrote to ANSA, without providing any other details or making any predictions on the outcome of the hearing taking place at the Institute for non-commissioned officers. of Tora police.
This is the area of Cairo where the prison complex is located in which the young man has been detained since 5 March, almost a month after his arrest.
The previous renewal of the pre-trial detention was ordered on July 27.
The charges against him include "spreading false news", "inciting protest" and "inciting violence and terrorist crimes".
