The Supreme State Security Prosecution in Egypt decided to renew the detention of Mohamed al-Qassas, the deputy head of the "Strong Egypt" party, for 15 days on charges of joining a group that was established in violation of the provisions of the law and the constitution, and the possession of publications.
In mid-December last year, the authorities returned Qisas to prison again on charges of organizing political meetings in his prison, although he was held in solitary confinement throughout the last period.
Al-Qassas had obtained a release in a case he was being tried for spreading false news and helping a "terrorist" group to achieve its goals, and the prosecution appealed the decision, and he was returned to his prison.
The prosecution also directed accusations of joining "a group established in contravention of the provisions of the law, the purpose of which is to call for the disruption of the provisions of the constitution and laws, to prevent state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their work, and to spread false news about political and economic conditions with the intention of disturbing the public peace within the framework of the terrorist Brotherhood's goals" .
In February 2018, security forces arrested Qasas, one of the most prominent youth of the January 25, 2011 revolution, after he called for a boycott of the last presidential elections last year won by incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Since his arrest, the prosecution issued decisions to remand him in custody on charges that he denied were true, including "spreading rumors and joining a group in contravention of the law."
The powerful Egypt Party is headed by Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, who is currently imprisoned since mid-February 2018, pending an investigation with him on charges he denied, including "leading and reviving a banned group (not identified by the prosecution) and publishing false news."
Abul Fotouh is one of the most prominent politicians in the country, and he was arrested more than once during the era of former President Hosni Mubarak, and he was one of the symbols of the Muslim Brotherhood before he separated from it and ran independently in the 2012 presidential elections.