By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
DailynewsegyptDailynewsegypt
  • Home
  • Business
    BusinessShow More
    Egypt to issue new bonds for climate, social goals
    Egypt to issue new bonds for climate, social goals
    September 27, 2023
    Saudi Public Investment Fund eyes stake in Palm Hills Development
    Saudi Public Investment Fund eyes stake in Palm Hills Development
    September 27, 2023
    UNDP, MBRF launch online learning initiative for Arab countries
    UNDP, MBRF launch online learning initiative for Arab countries
    September 27, 2023
    Egypt Post invests in Roaderz platform to enhance e-commerce, delivery services
    Egypt Post invests in Roaderz platform to enhance e-commerce, delivery services
    September 27, 2023
    GAFI to grant 45 more golden licences to boost investment
    GAFI to grant 45 more golden licences to boost investment
    September 27, 2023
  • Politics
    PoliticsShow More
    Egypt’s Irrigation Minister highlights climate challenges for water sector
    Egypt’s Irrigation Minister highlights climate challenges for water sector
    September 27, 2023
    CCCPA, Senghor University join forces for African peace, development
    CCCPA, Senghor University join forces for African peace, development
    September 27, 2023
    Arab League chief urges more funding, investment for food security
    Arab League chief urges more funding, investment for food security
    September 27, 2023
    Egypt denounces Houthi attack on Bahraini forces in Saudi Arabia
    Egypt denounces Houthi attack on Bahraini forces in Saudi Arabia
    September 27, 2023
    vPalestine urges international action to end Israeli occupation, crimes
    Palestine urges international action to end Israeli occupation, crimes
    September 26, 2023
  • Interviews
    InterviewsShow More
    Microsoft Egypt aims to provide advanced AI models, build solid AI ecosystem: Mirna Arif
    Microsoft Egypt aims to provide advanced AI models, build solid AI ecosystem: Mirna Arif
    September 18, 2023
    I love privacy, and I am not concerned about competition: Yasmine Sabry
    I love privacy, and I am not concerned about competition: Yasmine Sabry
    September 14, 2023
    Sustainability, digital transformation at the heart of our strategy: Heidelberg Materials Egypt
    Sustainability, digital transformation at the heart of our strategy: Heidelberg Materials Egypt
    September 12, 2023
    India welcomes Egypt's BRICS membership: Boosting trade, investment, and access to strategic commodities
    India welcomes Egypt’s BRICS membership: Boosting trade, investment, and access to strategic commodities
    September 11, 2023
    The box office is not a measure of success: Basma Hassan
    The box office is not a measure of success: Basma
    September 6, 2023
  • Culture
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
Reading: Kidnapped paramedic: “It was general intelligence who abducted me”
Share
Notification
Latest News
Genetically engineering associations between plants and nitrogen-fixing microbes could lessen dependence on synthetic fertilizer
Genetically engineering associations between plants and nitrogen-fixing microbes could lessen dependence on synthetic fertilizer
Science
Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global grain production, says new research
Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global grain production, says new research
Science
Researchers build and test a framework for achieving climate resilience across diverse fisheries
Researchers build and test a framework for achieving climate resilience across diverse fisheries
Science
Egypt to issue new bonds for climate, social goals
Egypt to issue new bonds for climate, social goals
Business
Saudi Public Investment Fund eyes stake in Palm Hills Development
Saudi Public Investment Fund eyes stake in Palm Hills Development
Business
Aa
Aa
DailynewsegyptDailynewsegypt
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Interviews
  • Culture
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Interviews
  • Culture
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
  • Advertise
© 2023 DNE News. All Rights Reserved.
Dailynewsegypt > Blog > Egypt > Kidnapped paramedic: “It was general intelligence who abducted me”
EgyptPolitics

Kidnapped paramedic: “It was general intelligence who abducted me”

Rana Muhammad Taha
Last updated: 2012/07/29 at 7:21 PM
By Rana Muhammad Taha 6 Min Read
Share
No to Military Trials for Civilians accused the police, the prosecutors and the judiciary of being unjust (file photo: The Daily News Egypt/Hassan Ibrahim)
Protests against military trials for civilians have been held since the 25 Jan revolution and during Morsi's rule (DNE File Photo/29 July 2012)
SHARE
Protesters gathered here as part of the No Military Trials Campaign are reporting increased harassment by security forces (file photo: The Daily News Egypt/Hassan Ibrahim)
Protesters gathered here as part of the No Military Trials Campaign are reporting increased harassment by security forces (file photo: The Daily News Egypt/Hassan Ibrahim)

A paramedic affiliated with the No Military Trials for Civilians movement was found in an Al-Azbakeya hospital on Saturday night, a day after he was kidnapped at dawn by unknown assailants he believes are Egyptian general intelligence agents.

Anas Al-Assal woke up after more than 24-hours of interrogation, abuse and drugging in Al-Helal Hospital with only faint recollection of his abduction at the hands of men he described as general intelligence agents who injected him with drugs and beat him. Anas will be filing several lawsuits against all of the intelligence gathering bodies in Egypt in response to the kidnapping.

“It is general intelligence who abducted me,” Anas, a paramedic, told the Daily News Egypt before undergoing tests at the hospital. Anas was released by his abductors Saturday evening, and is currently undergoing tests at a hospital for injuries sustained during the kidnapping.

Anas’ father, Ahmad Al-Assal said Anas had mutiple injuries to his head, arms, face and chest, following his abduction. “The Tramadol is making him delirious and its causing blurry vision and memory loss, he almost has amnesia.”

Anas was taken from his home at dawn on Friday as he was speaking with a colleague on the phone.  After eating with his family, Anas decided to go to his family’s other apartment – two blocks away from the apartment where the family resides.

According to the friend with whom Anas was speaking on the phone at the time, the doorbell rang once. Anas opened it to find nobody outside. It rang again and the second time the friend on the phone heard two bangs. Then Anas screamed and the line went dead.

“I opened the door to find a huge man beating me and spraying me with something which had me lose consciousness right away,” Anas said as he recalled the details of his abduction.

His father said Anas was abducted in a red truck, belonging to one of their neighbours. His abductors later moved him to a different car, before reaching their destination.

According to Anas, he woke up to find himself in a cell, hand-cuffed and hallucinating. He could see marks in his arm indicating that he had four injections shot into his arm.

“I screamed at them, questioning them about what they had injected into me, only to find some man entering the cell to beat me up. I vomited blood from the blows,” he said.
Afterward, the questioning began.

“I remember them asking me two questions: what my activities and interests are, and whether I plan on going to Syria like I had gone to Libya. I do not remember replying to any of their questions,” he said.

Anas travelled to Libya during its uprising in 2011, where he was one of the first Egyptians to set up a makeshift hospital there.

Another injection made Anas lose consciousness again.

“A nurse from the hospital called to tell us that Anas had been through an accident and that he was now with them,” His father said.

After running some tests and X-rays, Anas and his family received his medical report and took it to Al-Azbakeya police station in order to document the case. Yet, the officers there refused to do so.

In turn, Anas’ lawyers moved him to Al-Qasr Al-Eini Hospital, where he is to remain – for 24 hours – in the Toxicology Centre.

Anas will file a lawsuit against his abductors once his verdict is out, his father said.

“The suit is to be filed against all organisations responsible for such abduction cases,” Anas said, and will include all of the intelligence bodies of the state, like state security, and general and military intelligence. Anas said he knew he was abducted by and held in general intelligence, by the treatment and the type of cell he was kept in.

Anas is a paramedic, who had continuously helped in makeshift hospitals until he was injured in May during the Abasseya clashes. He is now facing a military trial for complicity in the clashes. He spoke out against the military trial system at more than one press conference for the No Military Trials for Civilians movement.

Alongside Anas, Ahmad Ibrahim Saeed, a member of the No Military Trials for Civilians movement, was also snatched by unknown assailants after he received an anonymous phone call about a clash with military police in Mansoureya.

Separated by hours, the two kidnappings, linked by their connection to the No Military Trials movement, have left the victims’ families suspicious as to the timing of the abductions as well as to who is behind them.

“We condemn all kinds of intimidation and use of violence against citizens and rights activists,” Shahira Abouallail, one of the founders of the No Military Trials movement, said in response to the latest kidnappings.

 

You Might Also Like

Egypt’s Irrigation Minister highlights climate challenges for water sector

CCCPA, Senghor University join forces for African peace, development

Arab League chief urges more funding, investment for food security

Egypt denounces Houthi attack on Bahraini forces in Saudi Arabia

AIIB’s investment portfolio in Egypt reaches $1.3bn with potential for over $1bn in various sectors: Maait

TAGGED: activist, court, intelligence, judge, Kidnap, military trial, protest, revolution, scaf, verdict
Share this Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print
Previous Article People carry the body of a six-year-old Bilal El-Lababidi during his funeral in the Jordanian town of Ramtha. The boy was allegedly shot dead by the Syrian army as he, his parents, and a dozen other refugees tried to cross the Syrian-Jordanian border to seek refuge in Jordan (photo: AFP/stringer) Syrian refugees making a deadly crossing to Jordan
Next Article A handout picture released by Bahrain’s main opposition Al-Wefaq group shows protesters engulfed in tear gas fired by police during a demonstration in a Shia village close to Manama (file photo: AFP/Ho/Al-Wefaq Media Centre) Bahrain interior minister orders investigation into violations
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Ad image
Ad image

Stay Connected

Facebook Like
Twitter Follow
Instagram Follow
Youtube Subscribe

Latest News

Genetically engineering associations between plants and nitrogen-fixing microbes could lessen dependence on synthetic fertilizer
Genetically engineering associations between plants and nitrogen-fixing microbes could lessen dependence on synthetic fertilizer
Science
Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global grain production, says new research
Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global grain production, says new research
Science
Researchers build and test a framework for achieving climate resilience across diverse fisheries
Researchers build and test a framework for achieving climate resilience across diverse fisheries
Science
Egypt to issue new bonds for climate, social goals
Egypt to issue new bonds for climate, social goals
Business
//
Egypt’s only independent daily newspaper in English. Discuss the country’s latest with the paper’s reporters, editors, and other readers.

Quick Link

  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Interviews
  • Culture
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

© 2023 DNE News. All Rights Reserved.

Join Us!

Subscribe to our newsletter and never miss our latest news, podcasts etc..

Zero spam, Unsubscribe at any time.

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?