Egypt: Businessmen behind bars for resisting security agency demands

Egyptian authorities are abusing counter-terrorism laws to arbitrarily detain a leading businessman and his son in conditions that amount to torture in reprisal for their refusal to hand over company assets, Amnesty International said today. Concerns over the health of 75-year-old Safwan Thabet, the founder, former CEO and majority shareholder of Egypt’s largest dairy products and … Continue reading Egypt: Businessmen behind bars for resisting security agency demands