The New Cairo Prosecution on Monday detained Ahmed Ramadan, the photographer of the Al-Tahrir newspaper for 24 hours, pending national security investigations into charges of him belonging the Muslim Brotherhood and impersonating a journalist.
Ramadan denied the charges, saying he entered the court legally to cover the trial of former President Mohamed Morsi and 10 others accused of colluding with Qatar, but was taken out by security.
Khaled al-Balshy of the Journalists Syndicate attended Ramadan’s interrogation with six lawyers, including the legal advisers of the newspaper and the syndicate.
The security services claim Ramadan entered the court without permission, whereas he had registered himself with the security personnel.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
