More than two years in solitary confinement .. Egypt's prosecutor renews the imprisonment of al-Qaradawi

The Egyptian prosecution decided to renew the detention of the daughter of Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the former head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, for 15 days, accusing her of "joining and financing a terrorist group."

The lawyer Ahmed Madi - in a press statement - that the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided on Monday to renew the detention of al-Qaradawi in the case of a new case 15 days for the second time.

He pointed out that the prosecution had accused his client of "joining a terrorist group," without naming it.

In early July, the Cairo Criminal Court decided to release al-Qaradawi with precautionary measures, and hours later the prosecution decided to imprison her in a new case.

Following this, Al-Qaradawi entered a hunger strike to protest the cancellation of her decision to release her and continue her imprisonment in violation of the law.

Their daughter, Aya, a spokeswoman for the Freedom for Alla and Houssam campaign, said that her mother was being abused for political reasons that she did not have, and also in retaliation against Sheikh Qaradawi, who is accused by the Egyptian regime of hostility.

The spokeswoman called on human rights organizations in Egypt and the world to support their families and adopt a campaign to free her mother and stop retaliation and abuse of families, especially women.

On June 30, 2017, the Egyptian authorities arrested Ola and her husband Hossam Khalaf after they were accused of "belonging to a group established against the law, planning and carrying out terrorist operations targeting security and state institutions and financing the group."

Those charges were previously denied by the two and their defense amid claims of their release after having completed two years of pre-trial detention.

The Egyptian law set conditions for pre-trial detention, of which no more than two years, before issuing a presidential decree in 2013 gives the right to renew pre-trial detention 45 days renewable without derogating from previous periods, which sparked widespread criticism of rights.