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The family of a teacher imprisoned over charges of partaking in protests loyal to former president Mohamed Morsi has said that he remains in prison, despite the fact that he was granted a presidential amnesty in late September.
The Mo3taqaleen website has said that the family of Mohamed Talaat Shemeis, a senior math teacher from Mansoura, Daqahlia, confirmed that the 65-year-old was not released, though he was granted amnesty along with 100 other detainees days before the holy Islamic Eid al-Adha feast.
The family added that Shemeis now suffers from skin cancer, due to poor sanitation in prison, and demanded a health release for “unjustified intransigence” by his wardens.
Occasional prison deaths have been reported since the 2011 uprising. In early June, a report by the National Council for Human Rights blamed authorities for the mounting number of prison deaths due to torture and poor incarceration conditions.
