Mahienour al-Massry and co-defendant detained pending ruling

Activist Mahienour al-Massry and Youssef Shaaban were detained on Monday after the appeal of their two-year sentence was postponed to May 31. 

An Alexandrian court delayed ruling on the appeal of Massry and nine others accused of storming Raml police station, and arrested the only two defendants attending the court session — Massry and Shaaban.

The case dates back to March 30, 2013, when several activists and lawyers accused officers at Raml police station of assaulting a lawyer defending those accused of burning the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters.

They reportedly demanded an apology, but were arrested and accused of attempting to storm the police station and assaulting police forces.

An appeals court had upheld a two-year sentence against Massry and eight others in May 2014 in another case, in which they faced charges of breaking the Protest Law when they attended a gathering held on December 2, 2013, outside the trial of police officers accused of murdering Khaled Saeed in 2010.

Massry was detained that day, but in September 2014 the court suspended her verdict and ordered her release.

She is among several activists who became more widely known for their role in the 2011 revolution and are currently facing jail time.

April 6 founders Ahmed Maher and Mohamed Adel are also serving three-year sentences for breaking the controversial Protest Law. Activist Ahmed Douma was sentenced to life in prison for charges relating to the 2011 cabinet clashes, and activist Alaa Abd El Fattah was sentenced to five years in prison for charges relating to a November 2013 protest in front of the Shura Council.