Heliopolis Misdemeanor Court of Appeals has upheld the two-year prison sentence for owner of a cafe in Heliopolis, its manager and a worker for illegally detaining clients which lead to the death of Mahmoud Bayoumi in February. Investigations conducted previously by the Heliopolis Prosecution mentioned that Bayoumi was watching the Egypt-Cameroon soccer match with 12 others of his friends. Naggar said the manager tried to calm the clients after a verbal dispute occurred between the workers and the defendant. He also added that the defendant’s fiancée said she did not see the owner when the incident took place. One of the workers was referred to the Criminal Court for stabbing the victim, while the owner and the manager were referred to the Misdemeanor CourtEdited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Source: Egypt Independent April 30, 2017 14:37 UTC