Egypt’s Public Prosecution on Saturday ordered that three suspects in the Fairmont Nile hotel rape case, extradited from Lebanon to the authorities on Thursday, be detained four days pending investigations. The Public Prosecutor’s Office faced them with the charges leveled against them and the evidence, a Public Prosecution statement said, adding that investigations are still ongoing. Egypt’s extradition request to Lebanon included the names of seven of the eight suspects in the Fairmont case. Both Amir Zayed, arrested August 27, and Omar Hafez, arrested August 30, are currently detained under Egypt’s Public Prosecution. Official investigations into the case began after Public Prosecution received a report on August 4 from Egypt’s National Council for Women, accompanied by a complaint the victim had submitted to the council.

Source: Egypt Independent September 26, 2020 15:11 UTC