Rights group wins lawsuit against MOI in torture case
Egypt’s courts have sided with the Arab Penal Reform Organization (APRO) in a lawsuit against the Ministry of Interior, compelling the ministry to pay LE403,000 to torture victims, the group announced in a statement released on Wednesday.
APRO had filed 16 complaints against the ministry on behalf of political prisoners who were tortured while held in detention under former President Hosni Mubarak’s administration. The organization won the initial cases, but the ministry refused to pay the mandated damages, prompting APRO to file another suit for violating a court order.
The state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram reported on Thursday that the ministry had already issued checks to pay the damages and settle the latest lawsuit. APRO could not be reached for comment.
The Ministry of Interior has faced international condemnation for torturing political prisoners before and after the January 25, 2011 revolution. Several rights groups have lambasted the ministry for failing to meet international standards of dealing with prisoners.
The ministry has repeatedly denied all allegations of torture.
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