Lawyer Nasser Amin, who is a member of the NCHR, told Daily News Egypt that the council is attempting to arrange a visit to check the situation in coordination with the ministry. He noted that the council is still addressing the ministry about the visits. The statement also said that Sultan is not able to view the legal documents for his case. Regarding Gaafar, his wife has issued multiple complaints over his health condition and forwarded them to NCHR. NCHR claims to regularly conduct visits to prisons to check complaints of families over their sons’ poor conditions in prisons.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 15, 2017 15:33 UTC