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April 06, 2021The response to the request made by the lawyers of Patrick Zaki, the student of the University of Bologna detained by the Cairo authorities in Tora prison since February 2020, is expected between today and tomorrow, to replace the team of judges who will have to decide on the extension of his pre-trial detention or possible release from prison.
After the first five months of hearings, during which Zaki's detention was renewed fortnightly, the young Egyptian student's case has now entered the 45-day extension phase.
His health conditions have worsened in these weeks of detention.
Zaki suffers from asthma and allergies, and his body begins to suffer heavily from the psychological stress caused by imprisonment.
Zaki has been detained in Egypt since February 7, 2020, the day he was picked up by Egyptian National Security agents at Cairo airport on his way back from Bologna.
The researcher, a human rights activist, who attended a European master's degree in the Emilia-Romagna capital, is accused, among other things, of subversive propaganda and incitement to terrorism on the basis of some posts on Facebook from an account that according to his lawyers is not his.
He faces 25 years in prison.
Activists: "We hope that the change of judges will be accepted"
"We hope that the request to change the court will be accepted and that this will lead to a real change in Patrick's destiny, guaranteeing him the long-awaited freedom".
So on Facebook the network of activists 'Patrick Libero' after the hearing in Cairo on the case of Patrick George Zaki.
The activists stress that "although the diplomatic representatives of Italy, France, Canada and the United States of America went to court, they were unable to attend the hearing. This is because the session ended before they obtained permission to attend the services. security. Permit was issued after the hearing ended. "