Revolutionary Socialist leader released

The Suez Prosecution ordered the release of a labor lawyer and leader of the Revolutionary Socialists movement, Haytham Mohamadeen, on Sunday. He had been detained since Thursday.

According to Mohamadeen’s lawyer Ramy Ghanem, he was accused of founding and running the Revolutionary Socialists movement, described in the accusation as a secret organization aimed at assaulting citizens, harming social peace, empowering one social rank over the rest of society, and disturbing the social order.

Ghanem told Mada Masr that Mohamadeen was also accused of possessing written material aimed at inciting violence, of attempting to overthrow the government through terrorist means, of inciting and participating in vandalizing state facilities, and of inciting and participating in occupying state buildings.

Ghanem described Mohamadeen’s release as a “slap in the face of National Security Agency,” as the charges against Mohamadeen should have imprisoned him and the decision to release him means the prosecution did not take into consideration the National Security Agency’s reports.

Mohamadeen was detained late on Thursday afternoon at an army checkpoint near the Suez Gates, according to the Revolutionary Socialists’ official Facebook page. His lawyer confirmed to Mada Masr that he was arrested by a police officer.

The labor lawyer was on his way to Suez to meet with workers at the time of his arrest. He was reportedly then transferred to the Attaqa police station in Suez based on charges filed by the National Security Agency.

Following his release, Mohamadeen thanked Egypt’s revolutionaries in a Facebook post, crediting them for the release of those detained.

“I am confident that oppression did not and will not terrorize us,” he wrote.