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September 14, 2021
The first hearing in the trial of Patrick Zaki at the Mansura court in Egypt has just ended. It lasted just over five minutes and the Egyptian student from the University of Bologna took the floor, essentially complaining that he had been detained beyond the legally permitted period for the minor offenses he is now accused of. Even his lawyer, Hoda Nasrallah, as Ansa can testify on the spot, supported the same thesis, asking for his release or at least access to the dossier concerning him.
Zaki was handcuffed in the defendants' cage during his 5-minute hearing at the Mansura court and greeted with folded hands a dozen relatives, activists and the two Italian diplomats in the courtroom. The lawyer asked for access to her file to be sure that the accusations of incitement to terrorism have actually dropped, as seems to be the nature of the court, a source explained. Beard, glasses and pigtail, Patrick was dressed all in white with a shirt, baggy pants and tennis shoes. He spoke impetuously in front of a chief judge, one on the sidelines and a clerk
The student faced today, after 17 months of pre-trial detention, the first hearing of the criminal trial that sees him in the stand for the crime of spreading false news, an accusation that could cost him a fine or imprisonment of up to five years or both. the things