#Hassan mustafa trial#

The Gilgamesh Tablet is displayed in Baghdad yesterday. During the press conference, he stressed the вЂњmessage sent to all those who smuggle our antiquities and have sold them at international auctions: ultimately, the fate of such operations is restitutionвЂќ. The tablet of Gilgamesh вЂњis of great importance, it is one of the oldest literary texts of IraqвЂ™s history,вЂќ Minister of Culture and Antiquities Hassan Nazim told AFP. In a press conference on Tuesday in Baghdad, the Iraqi foreign minister delivered to the culture minister three artefacts recovered from the US and the UK: The tablet of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian ramвЂ™s head and a Sumerian tablet. The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered one of the oldest pieces of literature in the world, telling the story of a Mesopotamian king on a quest for immortality. The clay tablet features characters in cuneiform and is believed to have been stolen from an Iraqi museum in 1991 while the country was caught up in the first Gulf War. The tablet was exhibited to the media in Iraq yesterday by the authorities who welcomed its return as a вЂњvictoryвЂќ over those who stole the countryвЂ™s вЂњhistoryвЂќ. вЂ“ AFP photosД«AGHDAD: A 3,500-year-old tablet featuring the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh has been returned to Iraq three decades after it was stolen and illegally imported to the US. BAGHDAD: The tablet of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian tablet and a Sumerian ramвЂ™s head are displayed yesterday after their repatriation.

He was first arrested on 6 April 2008, during a demonstration supporting the Mahalla workersвЂ™ strike. Mustafa is a well-known activist in Alexandria. He has gone on hunger striketwice in protest over his detention. He is also facing charges of helping detainees escape imprisonment and inciting violence in Al-Mansheya.

#Hassan mustafa trial#

Mustafa allegedly slapped Darwish after going with three human rights lawyers and three activists to the Al-Mansheya Court Complex on 21 January to check on detained protesters arrested after clashes that followed the trial of police officers accused of killing protesters on 25 January. вЂњAnother march is planned to take place in Alexandria on Friday following prayers,вЂќ Mohamed said. Political activists in Cairo and Alexandria called for marches in solidarity with Mustafa Tuesday evening. вЂњThereвЂ™s going to be a protest condemning the verdict,вЂќ she said. El-Massry was with Mustafa during the incident when he allegedly attackedDarwish. Mahienour El-Massry, a political activist in Alexandria, said that protesters are gathering outside Al-Mansheya Court. The first offer was also declined by Mustafa and his family. вЂњMustafa has done nothing to apologise for.вЂќДarwish made a similar offer immediately after MustafaвЂ™s detention, Mohamed said. Mohamed denied any intention to accept DarwishвЂ™s offer. вЂњIt can be reversed if Mustafa apologises to him.вЂќ вЂњHe said that this is only a primary verdict,вЂќ Mohamed said. MustafaвЂ™s brother Mohamed said his family was approached by Darwish who offered to settle. Khalaf stated that the verdict will be appealed. This reflects all that is wrong with the Egyptian prosecution system.вЂќ вЂњThe problem is not with the medical report itвЂ™s with the prosecutorвЂ™s false accusations. вЂњDarwishвЂ™s medical report stated that he suffers from вЂa reddened left cheekвЂ™,вЂќ Khalaf said, adding that the report is not proof that Mustafa slapped Darwish. It is an insult to lawyers.вЂќ Khalaf, alongside two other lawyers, testified in court denying that Mustafa attacked prosecutor Ahmed Darwish in their presence. Hamdy Khalaf, MustafaвЂ™s lawyer and one of the witnesses who testified in court, said: вЂњWe were surprised with the verdict. He was arrested on 21 January, accused of physically attacking a prosecutor. Mustafa Hassan ( Photo вЂ“ courtesy of his family )ДЄlexandrian political activistВ Hassan Mustafa was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday.