The judge in charge of the trial did not appear at the hearing scheduled today in Mansoura, Egypt, and it was all postponed to July 18. This was reported to ANSA by Zaki himself at the end of the very short hearing that was held with a substitute.
Amnesty International calls Patrick's judicial "nightmare" began with his arrest on 7-8 February 2020 and has lasted for three years and three months, 22 of which he spent in prison. The accusation is based on an article written by the researcher in 2019 about an ISIS attack and two cases of alleged discrimination against Copts.