Anatomy of a State Security Case

The "Victorious Sect" Arrests

Summary

Methodology

Background

Political opposition and violence in Egypt

Egypt's State Security Investigations

The Emergency Law...

Proposed New Counterterrorism Law...

The Case of the "Victorious Sect"

The Announcement of the "Victorious Sect" Arrests

The Actual Arrests

Detention, Torture, and Confessions

Prosecution Dropped..

The Timing: A Connection to Egypt's Emergency Law?

A Larger Pattern of Abuse

Past Allegations of Fabricated Cases

Estimates of the Scale of SSI Detention..

Abuse So Routine, It No Longer Shocks

The Weaknesses of Egypt's Approach to Fighting Terrorism...

Recommendations

Appendix: Letters to Egyptian Government Offices

Acknowledgements