The Second Terrorism Circuit is today presiding over the trial of 312 defendants in case number 4256 of 2024, Nasr City First Felonies, known as the Al-Nusra Cell case.

The session is chaired by Judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim, with judges Abdel Galil Miftah and Diaa Amer, and secretary Mohamed Hilal.

The referral order stated that during the period from 2018 until March 18, 2021, defendants from the first to the twenty-second led a group established contrary to the law, aimed at calling for the suspension of constitutional and legal provisions, preventing state institutions and public authorities from performing their duties, and violating freedoms.

Defendants from the twenty-third to the two hundred and seventieth were charged with joining the accused group, knowing its purposes, and some were charged with financing terrorism.

Defendants from the two hundred and seventy-first to the two hundredth were charged with participating in a terrorist group directly and indirectly, knowing its purposes, and the eleventh defendant was charged with joining and training with a terrorist group abroad.

Defendants numbered 172 to 174 and others were charged with killing “A.A.Q”, a police officer, killing a police recruit and others, attempting to kill police officers and personnel, and some were charged with possession of firearms, explosives, and ammunition.