The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress. George has previously written posts for In Custodia Legis, including on legal processes available to imprisoned journalists in Egypt and various constitutional reform issues. This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series.
On August 16, 2015, President Abu al-fattah al-Sisi, the current president of Egypt, ratified law No. 94 of 2015, known as the “Law on Combating Terrorism.” The law was published in the official gazette, Al-Jaridah al-Rasmyia, on the same day it was ratified by the president.
This law has generated debate among legal scholars, human rights organizations, and political activists. Supporters argue that it will play a vital role in combating terrorism