In January 2005, Shafik Saleh Shafik was accused of detaining a 16-year-old girl against her will and of attempting to rape her. Shafik was director of a home for girls in Cairo (click here for more details). Last month, he was convicted of unlawfully detaining the girl, even though her parents had given him custody. He was also convicted of beating her. Shafik was sentenced to one year in prison with hard labour. According to a November 29 report from Compass Direct, he has gone into hiding while his lawyers appeal the verdict on the grounds of court corruption, misapplication of the law and failure to justify the verdict.
(Source: Compass Direct)
Director of Home Goes Into Hiding
- Country Information
Population
109,546,720 (2023 est.)Ethnicity (%)
Egyptian (99.7), other (0.3)Religion (%)
Islam (90), Christianity (10)Leader
President Abdelfattah Said El-Sisi (2014)Government type
Presidential republicLegal system
Mixed legal system based on Napoleonic civil and penal law, Islamic religious law, and vestiges of colonial-era lawsSource: CIA World Factbook
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