Egypt arrests 5 relatives of actor Hisham Abdullah
December 29, 2020 at 8:57 am | Published in: Africa, Egypt, International Organisations, News, UN
Egyptian oppositionist and actor Hisham Abdullah, 29 December 2020
December 29, 2020 at 8:57 am
Five relatives of Egyptian oppositionist and actor Hisham Abdullah have been arrested, a human rights group has revealed.
The Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR) said, in a statement published on Facebook, that the Supreme State Security Prosecution detained five members of Hisham Abdullah's family pending a "state security" case.
According to the organisation, the actor's nephew Ahmed Abdel Dayem Abdullah, and four of his cousins: Abdullah Fekri Fayed, Abdullah Muhammad Abdullah, Ali Abdo Ali, Muhammad Abdelhamid Mari'i, on charges of joining and financing a terrorist group.