27/28 June 2001 52 of the 55 men detained in the Queen Boat Case (see reports from 11 May) are now due to be tried before the "Emergency" National Security Court which allows no appeal to any higher court. Worse, atleast two of the prisoners are facing the charge of - "disdain of religion" as well as the charge of "practising immoral acts." The first charge carries a maximum five year sentence and the second three years. All the prisoners are believed to face the second charge. Both Al Ahram and Al Goumhona published a full list of the prisoners' names and places of employment. According to the papers they were 1. Sherif Hassan Farahat, 30, (detained) Engineer , IBM. 2. Mahmoud Ahmad Alam Dokla, (detained), 23, Cars Mechanic, Natco Car Company. 3. Mahmoud Mourad, (detained) 46, dermatologist, Professor at the faculty of medecine. 4. Mohamed Ghazy Hamed (detained), 22, - a graduate of a technical school 5. Gamal Salama (detained), 36, Electrician at a Construction Company 6. Ashraf Mohamed El-Zanaty, (detained)36, English Teacher at the British Council. 7. Mohamed El-Sayed Ibrahim El-Shebly, (detained) 26 works at El-Forsan Bistro 8. Hamada Saeid Ibrahim, (detained) 23 works in a pharmacy 9. Amgad Saleh Saleeb Ghobrial, (detained) 34, Cars mechanic 10. Ahmad Samir Abd el-Rahman, (detained) 23, student at the high institute of sociology 11. Abd el-Salam Mohamed Taha Morsi, (detained) 35, materials agent at the National Oceanographic Institute 12. Ahmed Mostafa Mohamed Mostafa, (detained) 27, employee of the Egyptian Company for Roads and Bridges 13. Fouad Mohamed Abd el-Rahman Gouda, (detained) 34, employee at Sofitel hotel Sphinx 14. Hany Said Ayoub Yacoub, (detained) 39, General Practitioner at El-Sadr Hospital in Giza 15. Ashraf Salah Mohamed Ahmed Shahin, (detained) 25, General Practitioner 16. Sayed Ahmed Kamal Hussein, (detained) 36, Lawyer at Banque Misr 17. Sayed Mahmoud Abd el-Motteleb, (detained) 30, clerk at the Ministry of Health 18. Adel Mohamed Hassan Abd el-Wahab, (detained) 23, cook 19. Ayman Anwar Mousa Salem, (detained) 28, marketing director at Saphir hotel 20. Nagy Abdallah Abd el-Hafeez, (detained) 34, tourism specialist at EgyptAir 21. Mohamed Fathallah Ibrahim Mahran, (detained) 31, works at a grocery, 22. Samir Issa Ahmed, (detained) 25, a graduate of a technical school 23. Osama Mohamed Sayed Abd el-Hadi, (detained) 31, Saidco Travel Agency employee 24. Amir Aly Qolaly, (detained) 29, Accountant at a Post Office 25. Hatem Ibrahim El Sheikh, (detained) 27, Post office clerk 26. Amr Awad Abd El-Aal, (detained) 19, student, Faculty of Pharmacology 27. Mohamed Kamal Abd el-Razek, (detained) 23, employee at Rodess limousine Company for Tourism 28. Adel Abd el-Naby Amin Amin, (detained) 23, Sales Clerk 29. Sherif Sayed Abdel-Hady, (detained) 23, student at the Workers’ University 30. Amr Ramadan Khattab Ahmed, (detained) 20, Student 31. Atef Abd el-Hameed, (detained) 28, barber 32. Kamal el-Hakam Yacoub Tadross, (detained) 41, chauffeur at Qeia Tours Company 33. Abdallah Gamal Suleiman, (detained) 18, student 34. Wael Othman Mahmoud Serag, (detained) 20, Mechanic 35. Wael Abdelrahman Mohamed Nagdy, (detained) 22, chauffeur 36. Ahmed Mahmoud El-Sayed Saleh, (detained) 26, Cars Mechanic 37. Abdel Moaty Salah Abdal Moaty (aka Yasser), (detained) 29, works in a grocery shop 38. Walid Ismael Hasanein Hassan (aka Nasser), (detained) 27, Owner of a shop 39. Hany Fatthy El Shahat Abdel Naby, (detained) 26, laborer 40. Ahmed Awad Mahmoud Yousef , (detained) 29, laborer 41. Magdy Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed, (detained) 29, technician at marine arsenal 42. Mohamed Fathy Mohamed Ibrahim Khalifa, (detained) 19, laboror 43. Moawad Ismaeal Ibrahim Mohamed, (detained) 52, Ex-employee at Dar El-Helal Press 44. Alaa El-Sayed El-Sadek El-Sayed, (detained) 24, Agricultural laboror 45. Ahmed Fahmy Moawad, (detained) 24, Mechanic 46. Nabil Fouad Shehatah, (detained) 24, works in a petrol station 47. Mohamed Reda Tolba, (detained) 23, Athletes coach 48. Mohamed abdel Azzeym, (detained) 25, carpenter 49. yehia Abas Abas Mayhoub, (detained) 23, Cars technician 50. Farhat Mansour El-Metwaly, (detained) 19, a graduate of a technical school 51. Hesham Mohamed Awad Hashad, (detained) 30, assistant lecturer at The Natinal Company Training Center for Cars 52. Ahmed yassin Zaki, (detained) 28, Public Relations Clerk at Accen Company for Consultancy [Thanks to an anonymous contributor for translation of the above from Arabic] IF THESE MEN ARE CONVICTED IT WILL BE A BLATANT VIOLATION OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS - THE RIGHTS TO FREEDOM AND PRIVACY IN ONE'S PERSONAL RELATIONS. NOT EVEN IN STALIN'S RUSSIA WAS THERE ANY COMPARABLE CASE. THIS TRIAL BRINGS SHAME ON EGYPT, ITS LEGAL SYSTEM, ITS GOVERNMENT AND ITS' PRESIDENT. IF THESE MEN ARE CONVICTED GAYEGYPT.COM WILL BE ASKING ALL TOURISTS TO BOYCOT THE COUNTRY. June 2001 As Amnesty International condemns the arrest of the "Queen Boat 55" (see 11 May below) the men nevertheless remain in detention. According to the Report by Amnesty they "wrote to the Public Prosecutor expressing [their] concerns and seeking further clarification about the detention of these men," but added that "the organization has still not received a response." Amnesty International declared its belief "that the vilification and persecution of persons for their sexuality violate the most fundamental principles of international human rights law." and added that "The right to freedom from discrimination on the basis of sex, which includes sexual orientation, is recognized in regional and international treaties, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Egypt is a state party." FOR MORE DETAILED COVERAGE CLICK ON GAY NEWS (TOP LEFT) AND THEN CLICK ON NEWSPAPER REPORTS - QUEEN BOAT TRIAL |