The Egyptian authorities have promised to release the Russians in the next 48 hours
May 31, 2009 – 8:09 pmThe question of the release of Russian nationals, detained in Cairo, can be resolved within the next 48 hours, told Interfax on Sunday, the second secretary of the Russian Embassy in Egypt, Yusup Abakarov. “Local authorities have promised to resolve the matter within one, two days” – he said.
Abakarov explained that in Cairo have been detained 34 citizens of Russia in the campaign of the passport-visa regime.
Meanwhile, Second Secretary, Embassy of Timur Agametov told Interfax that Russia Embassy in Egypt on Sunday received the lists from local authorities in Cairo detained Russian citizens.
According to the diplomat, the embassy received faxes with lists of detained Russian citizens, divided into three groups. “In the first list of persons who will be deported from Egypt in connection with violation of the passport-visa regime, in the second list of those who had received permission to remain in the country, in the third list – the citizens of Russia, who are still awaiting a decision by local authorities” – he explained.
Agametov did not specify the number of people identified in a list, and also refused to name any names, but said that the Embassy staff is currently time to verify information received from the Egyptian side, comparing their data with the data of the Embassy, as well as information from the relatives of the detainees. However, the diplomat reported that of 34-s detained Russians, among whom were three women, had released 11 people, said that among the released, only one woman.
Recall that the May 27, Egyptian security services had cordoned off areas where the Russian students at the University of Al-Azhar, in Cairo quarter of Madinat Nasr, where unofficial estimates were detained two hundred citizens of Russia.
representative of the Russian embassy also said that from the Egyptian authorities’ official reason for the detention declared check passport and visa, but he could not tell how long it will last trial, so as no formal charges made by the detainee was not. “
