Human rights defender Mr Ahmad Sayed Muhammad Sayed was sentenced, on 3 August 2011, to two years in prison, for allegedly “inciting citizens to assemble”, and for “attacking” the leader of Al Dakhila town council. Ahmad Sayed Muhammad Sayed is a member of the Arab-European Centre of Human Rights and International Law, an independent agency, established in 2003, to promote human rights and to protect people at risk in Egypt, including victims of crimes against humanity and refugees.
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On 3 August 2011, the military court in Asyut found Ahmad Sayed Muhammad Sayed guilty of the aforementioned charges and sentenced him, along with four others, to two years in prison. Ahmad Sayed Muhammad Sayed's case was referred to the Asyut military prosecutor on 22 June 2011, and was subsequently brought before the military court under case number 2854 - 2011.
It is alleged that the trial did not comply with international fair trial standards - Ahmad Sayed Muhammad Sayed's lawyer was not allowed to call defence witnesses before the court, nor was he allowed to challenge the charges brought against his client.