• Egypt, Amnesty: "Zaki has been in prison in Egypt for 157 days without being able to defend himself"
  • Zaki remains in prison, the Amnesty International complaint

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July 26, 2020 "A hearing was held before the Criminal Court today and for the first time since March 7, Patrick attended his own hearing." This is what can be read on the "Patrick Libero" facebook page, held by activists fighting for the cause of Patrck Zaki, the 27-year-old Egyptian researcher studying at the University of Bologna, arrested and detained in Tora prison.

"For the first time since March 7 - reads - Patrick was transferred today to his hearing for the renewal of detention before the Criminal Court. He was allowed to appear before the judges in the presence of his lawyers. The court decision will be announced tomorrow, and until then we have no indication of what the outcome of the hearing will be. "