Gamaal el-Gamal, who suffers five chronic illnesses, is at risk of death in custody, his friends warn
Gamaal el-Gamal, an Egyptian journalist and columnist, was detained at Cairo airport on 22 February (Social media) By Published date: 2 March 2021 15:54 UTC | Last update: 3 weeks 1 day ago
Egypt has ordered the pre-trial detention of journalist and government critic Gamaal el-Gamal after his return from Turkey, where he spent the past five years in self-imposed exile.
According to his lawyer Naser Amin, the Supreme State Security Prosecution on Sunday ordered Gamal to be detained for 15 days on charges of involvement with opposition media in Istanbul.