Hazem Hosny
Hazem Hosny (also: Hosni) is an Egyptian political scientist, Professor of Political Science at Cairo University.
Criticism of Sisi
Hazem Hosny has written in criticism of the policies of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi with Mahmoud Refaat. In January 2018 he supported Sami Anan's bid to contest Sisi in the 2018 Egyptian Presidential Election.[1][2]
Arrest
Hosny was arrested without a warrant and held incommunicado in late September 2019 during the 2019 Egyptian protests.[3] His legal defence team called for him to be released immediately.[4] Hosny had earlier described Mohamed Ali, who earlier in September published videos accusing Sisi of corruption and calling for street protests, as playing a "positive role" and described the new protest movement as having the potential to affect the "international formula that largely determines Sisi's continued rule". Hosny argued in favour of "[stripping] Sisi of his dictatorial control of the Egyptian state".[4]
References
- Mohamed Abdel Maguid, Ex-chief of staff Sami Anan announces presidential bid, Egypt Today, January 20, 2018.
- Egypt's former army chief of staff Anan announces 2018 presidential elections bid, Ahram Online, 20 January 2018
- "Egypt: More than 1,100 protesters arrested after demonstration". Al Jazeera English. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- "Egypt arrests prominent critics of Sisi with 1,400 detained since Friday protests". Middle East Eye. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.