Egypt’s National Dialogue has concluded its discussion on pre-trial detention and submitted its recommendations to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. The recommendations, which emerged from the sessions of the Human Rights and Public Freedoms Committee, address the topic of “pre-trial detention and criminal justice.”
The Board of Trustees of the National Dialogue emphasized that pre-trial detention and criminal justice were among the top issues addressed during its preparatory sessions with various political forces and its public sessions. The sessions, which began on July 23, 2024, were attended by political figures, human rights lawyers, public figures, parliamentarians, representatives of political parties, heads of some human rights organizations, and representatives from the Presidential Pardon Committee.
The discussion covered several topics, including the duration of pre-trial detention, alternatives to pre-trial detention, pre-trial detention in cases of multiple crimes occurring concurrently, compensation for wrongful pre-trial detention, and measures accompanying pre-trial detention.
The five topics encompassed all aspects of the issue and covered all its facets, facilitating a comprehensive discussion and allowing participants to express their views on the causes and solutions related to pre-trial detention.
The Board of Trustees highlighted that the discussions were serious and open, with all views expressed during the sessions or submitted as proposals to the National Dialogue, being incorporated into the recommendations without excluding any opinion or proposal.
