By Sarah El-Sheikh
Head of the Giza Criminal Court Khaled Al-Shabasy renewed Monday the detention of five foreigners and one Egyptian, who were arrested on charges of joining “Islamic State” (IS), for 45 days.
The six individuals are accused of volunteering to join IS, conducting acts of sabotage, and harming the country’s economic and social interests.
The defendants are former army officer Ishan Jan from Tajikstan, Ali Akbr Abduallah from Serbia, Akhbar Yan Ali Tan from Belarus, Mohamed Share Ali, 44, a businessman from Armenia, Mohamed Bahaai from Iran, Bashar Ali Abduallah Al-Ansary from Syria, and Mohamed Faaz from Egypt.
The security forces arrested them inside a car while they were monitoring the Giza Pyramids area. The security forces seized six laptop devices with them, with IS and Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis logos, Egyptian police and armed forces uniforms, daggers, rifles, and Egyptian and foreign currency, according to state newspaper Al-Ahram.
