The statements of the Egyptian musician Hani Muhanna sparked a great controversy on social media, after he revealed the well-being of the sons of former President Hosni Mubarak and the symbols of his regime in the prison that they entered after the revolution of 25 January 2011.

During an interview with Youssef Al-Husseini on Nujoom FM radio, Muhanna said that he was in Tora prison at the end of 2014 with Alaa and Gamal, the two sons of President Hosni Mubarak, who gave up power under the pressure of the January revolution after 3 decades of ruling Egypt, as well as with Habib Al-Adly, the minister The interior of Mubarak, the two businessmen Ahmed Ezz and Hisham Talaat Mustafa, and a number of officers, one of whom was accused of torture.

Muhanna said that they were a group of about 16 people residing in two prison buildings that could accommodate 3,000 prisoners, and amenities were available as Ahmed Ezz established a "gym" training hall equipped with equipment for exercise and relaxation, in addition to billiard tables and table tennis. And others.

Muhanna, who entered prison on charges of seizing public money, talked about his relationship with Alaa and Gamal, and said that they brought him a refrigerator, TV and other devices that were more than they needed, and they were also organizing football matches with prison officers.

Communication sites filled with commenting on these statements, and many criticized the state of luxury provided to Mubarak's two sons and the symbols of his regime, while others compared this image to what thousands of detainees are subjected to in Egyptian prisons, especially those affiliated with the opposition.

Hani Muhanna: My friendship with Gamal and Alaa Mubarak started from prison

From the program # Letters_Jar with Yusef Al-Husseini pic.twitter.com/wqd6JL8kS1

- Nogoum FM 100.6 (@NogoumFM) January 4, 2021

A luxurious life in the style of movies was granted to Mubarak’s men in prison, unlike others who have suffered from them .. The testimony of musician Hani Muhanna about what he saw during his imprisonment in late 2014 in Tora prison pic.twitter.com/WwtTc1hgYm

- Al Jazeera Egypt (@AJA_Egypt) January 10, 2021

A testimony to the history of


musician Hani Muhanna,


telling the days of his imprisonment in Batra with


Alaa, Gamal Mubarak, Ahmed Moaz and


Habib Al-Adly


, in which there was a gym and a spa on the highest level, a


pool table, table tennis,


a ball court,


Alaa and Jamal brought me a screen and a refrigerator,


may God have mercy on them, hundreds of detainees killed them with


overcrowding, disease and neglect # Freedom_Laflan_alflani pic.twitter.com / jRo46FbvPe

- Haytham Abokhalil (@ haythamabokhal1) January 9, 2021

Comment brother d.

Abdullah Shehata, a former deputy finance minister, was held incommunicado in Scorpio for 6 years, according to Hany Muhanna’s words about the period of arrest of Mubarak’s sons and the 14th businessman after the January revolution.

This is what we gained from the coup of # Sisi.

The truth in them is the good, Egypt's judges are loyal to their eyes pic.twitter.com/xEz4ySGeHX

- BE (@bhmmostafa) January 10, 2021

Commentators on the communication sites chose to talk about the significance of these stories coming out into the open, as some considered that it means that the regime and its supporters have reached a degree of bravado that they are not keen to hide such matters, but others considered it necessary that Hani Muhanna’s statements lead to a view. To the case of Egyptian prisons and their leaders, whether they are politicians or criminals.