riots CAIRO, Nov 25 (KUNA) -- Egyptian Prosecutor General Abdulmeguid Mahmoud decided Thursday that 156 defendants are to be remanded in custody pending further investigations related to riots that took place in Giza.
These riots resulted in the injury of dozens including policemen, besides damaging public properties.
The prosecution imputed several charges to the defendants including engaging in public gathering with the aim of preventing and delaying the law enforecment along with influencing the missions of public authorities through the use of force and through infringing on those responsible for implementing the rules of law, namely the policemen.
The prosecution also imputed to the defendants the charges of attempted premeditated murder of some police personnel, possessing explosive charge without getting a license from concerned bodies, deliberate sabotage of public buildings, disrupting the movement of public transportation and possessing cold steel arms without justification.
The Prosecutor General had asserted yesterday against the backdrop of the riots and clashes in Al-Omraniya district of Egyptian Giza governorate that the Public Prosecution will strictly and decisively deal with all acts that represent crimes as well as confronting their perpetrators according to the rules of constitution and law.
These incidents led to damaging several facilities, buildings and governmental properties after a gathering of Coptic people clashed with policemen in front of the Giza governorate's headquarters in, a bid on the part of the former, to complete construction works in a complex for medical and social services and transforming it to a church. (end) rg.aff KUNA 251904 Nov 10NNNN