
A human rights organization demanded security authorities to release the whereabouts of several protesters arrested in Downtown Cairo during demonstrations commemorating the fourth anniversary of the 2011 uprising.
The Egyptian Center for Social and Economic Rights (ECSER) said Tuesday its lawyers had filed a complaint at the General Prosecution against the Interior Minister and other police stations heads for randomly arresting activists and taking them to undeclared destinations in violation of the Egyptian Constitution, Egypt Independent reported.
According to the center, the activists, the number of whom it did not identify, were held inside police vehicles for hours before being taken to the Azkabiya police station in Downtown Cairo. They were later taken to a destination that still remains unknown.
The Health Ministry had declared 23 deaths at the end of a day of violence between police and protesters commemorating the uprising against Hosni Mubarak.
The government arrests relied on the controversial protest law that has drawn activists’ criticism for requiring prior security permissions before holding protests.
The Interior Ministry said 516 were arrested on the anniversary of the uprising on Sunday.
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