Open letter from Alaa's mother to the Head of Military Judiciary
First published in Arabic on the front page of Al Shorouk newspaper.
5 November 2011
The Head of Military Judiciary, General Adel Al-Morsy, has stated that Alaa is facing charges relating to the Maspero Incident that include: theft of military weaponry, destruction of military property, violence against public employees and members of the armed forces entrusted with public service, public gathering and violence against members of the armed forces.
Here I wonder: Does the General really believe that those charges can be taken seriously? I have many reasons to be suspicious, but for now I will only go into one: the manner in which Alaa was summoned to appear in front of the Military Prosecutor.
On Sunday the 23rd of October, i.e. two weeks after the Maspero events, the Military Prosecutor sent a letter to Alaa requesting his appearance on Tuesday the 25th of October. His lawyers informed the Military Prosecutor that Alaa was abroad, and so the date was postponed to Sunday October 30th.
What happened on 30th of October has been gone over repeatedly, so I'll not take up your time, General, nor the readers', by repeating them.
http://en.nomiltrials.com/2011/11/open-letter-from-alaa-abdel-fattahs.html