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Doctor confirms presence of Maikel Nabil in mental hospital
Ahmed Zaki Osman Mon, 24/10/2011 - 23:17
Health Ministry denies referring activist to mental hospital
Hoda Rashwan Mon, 24/10/2011 - 19:33
Imprisoned blogger Maikel Nabil admitted to mental hospital Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff Sun, 23/10/2011 - 19:01Doctor confirms presence of Maikel Nabil in mental hospital
Ahmed Zaki Osman Mon, 24/10/2011 - 23:17
A doctor at Egypt’s General Secretariat of Mental Health (GSMH) has confirmed that activist and blogger Maikel Nabil was referred to the Abbasseya Mental Hospital.
Dr. Basma Abdel Aziz, director of the media department at the GSMH told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Monday that Nabil arrived at Abbasseya Mental Hospital on Sunday. She added that Dr. Hossam Hassan, the head of the committee responsible for patients’ rights, has stayed with Nabil since his arrival to the hospital.
Earlier on Monday, Mohamed al-Sherbiny, the spokesman for the Health Ministry, denied reports that Nabil was at the hospital, saying that the ministry would investigate a statement from the GSMH claiming that Nabil was there. In the earlier statement, Abdel Aziz, said that “a referral order to Abbasseya Mental Hospital was issued recently for activist Maikel Nabil Sanad, on trial because of allegedly insulting the military institution last March.”
Abdel Aziz added that the media department at GSMH “condemns all attempts to abuse mental hospitals for purposes other than the ones they were designed for, and reiterates that the previous regime used to accuse mentally healthy individuals of being mentally disturbed and accuse them of crimes of conscience despite professional reports stating their sanity.”
Dr. Basma Abdel Aziz, director of the media department at the GSMH told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Monday that Nabil arrived at Abbasseya Mental Hospital on Sunday. She added that Dr. Hossam Hassan, the head of the committee responsible for patients’ rights, has stayed with Nabil since his arrival to the hospital.
Earlier on Monday, Mohamed al-Sherbiny, the spokesman for the Health Ministry, denied reports that Nabil was at the hospital, saying that the ministry would investigate a statement from the GSMH claiming that Nabil was there. In the earlier statement, Abdel Aziz, said that “a referral order to Abbasseya Mental Hospital was issued recently for activist Maikel Nabil Sanad, on trial because of allegedly insulting the military institution last March.”
Abdel Aziz added that the media department at GSMH “condemns all attempts to abuse mental hospitals for purposes other than the ones they were designed for, and reiterates that the previous regime used to accuse mentally healthy individuals of being mentally disturbed and accuse them of crimes of conscience despite professional reports stating their sanity.”
Hoda Rashwan Mon, 24/10/2011 - 19:33
A senior official at the Health Ministry has denied that activist and blogger Maikel Nabil was referred to the Abbasseya Mental Hospital. “The statement by the Psychiatric Health Authority’s media department about admitting Nabil in the hospital is untrue," said Mohamed al-Sherbiny, the ministry spokesman, adding that the ministry will investigate the authority for its statement.
On 28 March, Maikel Nabil, a Coptic Christian, was arrested by military police on charges of spreading false information about Egypt's military. Later, Nabil was sentenced to three years prison by a military tribunal.
Nabil was the first blogger to be sentenced for his writing since the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February. His case drew criticism from rights groups around the world.
He went on hunger strike on 23 August to protest against his conviction.
Following the killing of at least 27 Coptic protestors by the military on 9 October, the Supreme Military Court of Appeals accepted an appeal for the blogger to be re-tried.
However, on Saturday, the news website AINA quoted Mark Nabil, Maikel's brother, as saying that his brother was transferred to “a mental health hospital, to ascertain whether he is responsible for his actions.”
Sherbiny said: “Referring activists to mental hospitals is utterly unacceptable... It reminds one of the dark ages of humanity when they were isolated there from society.”
On 28 March, Maikel Nabil, a Coptic Christian, was arrested by military police on charges of spreading false information about Egypt's military. Later, Nabil was sentenced to three years prison by a military tribunal.
Nabil was the first blogger to be sentenced for his writing since the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February. His case drew criticism from rights groups around the world.
He went on hunger strike on 23 August to protest against his conviction.
Following the killing of at least 27 Coptic protestors by the military on 9 October, the Supreme Military Court of Appeals accepted an appeal for the blogger to be re-tried.
However, on Saturday, the news website AINA quoted Mark Nabil, Maikel's brother, as saying that his brother was transferred to “a mental health hospital, to ascertain whether he is responsible for his actions.”
Sherbiny said: “Referring activists to mental hospitals is utterly unacceptable... It reminds one of the dark ages of humanity when they were isolated there from society.”
Imprisoned blogger Maikel Nabil admitted to mental hospital Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff Sun, 23/10/2011 - 19:01
The Interior Ministry’s prisons administration on Sunday ordered the admission of blogger and activist Maikel Nabil, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly 60 days, to the mental hospital in Abbasseya, according to security sources.
Nabil, a Coptic Christian, was arrested by military police on 28 March at his home in Cairo. He was later sentenced to three years in prison on charges of spreading false information about Egypt's military in a case that drew criticism from rights groups around the world.
On Thursday, the European Union urged Egyptian authorities to ensure proper medical care for him and told them to respect international standards in protecting prisoners.
He went on hunger strike on 23 August in protest at his conviction.
His family told rights group Amnesty International this month that the activist's health had deteriorated and the authorities had prevented him from taking his medication.
Nabil was the first Egyptian since the revolution to be sentenced to a prison term for expressing his opinion.
His father signed a document in which he apologized for the opinions written by Nabil. However, the blogger said that he is not responsible for his father’s apology and insists that he has not changed his opinions concerning the military's involvement in torture and its violation of the right to peaceful assembly.
On 10 October, the Supreme Military Court of Appeals accepted an appeal for Nabil to be re-tried.
The court's decision follows recent clashes between Coptic Christians and military police in which 27 people were killed in the worst violence since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak.
Nabil, a Coptic Christian, was arrested by military police on 28 March at his home in Cairo. He was later sentenced to three years in prison on charges of spreading false information about Egypt's military in a case that drew criticism from rights groups around the world.
On Thursday, the European Union urged Egyptian authorities to ensure proper medical care for him and told them to respect international standards in protecting prisoners.
He went on hunger strike on 23 August in protest at his conviction.
His family told rights group Amnesty International this month that the activist's health had deteriorated and the authorities had prevented him from taking his medication.
Nabil was the first Egyptian since the revolution to be sentenced to a prison term for expressing his opinion.
His father signed a document in which he apologized for the opinions written by Nabil. However, the blogger said that he is not responsible for his father’s apology and insists that he has not changed his opinions concerning the military's involvement in torture and its violation of the right to peaceful assembly.
On 10 October, the Supreme Military Court of Appeals accepted an appeal for Nabil to be re-tried.
The court's decision follows recent clashes between Coptic Christians and military police in which 27 people were killed in the worst violence since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak.
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