Egypt refutes collective punishment rumours
Dec 22, 2020
Speaking to
MENA
on condition of anonymity a prison official says despite frequent reports by international rights groups about the torment and abuse of prisoners, Egyptian authorities repeatedly deny the claims.
“Such claims are baseless and banned Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters seek to spread such rumours to destabilize public opinion,”
The deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch Joe Stork says Egyptian security agencies completely deprive inmates of adequate ventilation, electricity and hot water.
“The Egyptian authorities are apparently imposing collective punishment on hundreds of inmates in Scorpion Prison, after cutting them off from the world for almost three years,”