Former Brotherhood MP's Son Kidnaps Coptic Girl, Prosecutors Set Him Free

The founder of the Association of Victims of Abduction and Forced Disappearance revealed an all too familiar situation occurring throughout Egypt.

Ibraam Lewis, founder of the Association of Victims of Abduction and Forced Disappearance (AVAFD), said that it was recently verified that Copt Demiana Ayoub Gad EL-Sayed Abdel Massih, 17, was kidnapped by Hossam Suleiman Ali Salem, 45.

In an interview with Mideast Christian News, Lewis recalled the girl disappeared on May 17, 2011 while on her way back home from private tutoring. A complaint was filed at Kantara Police Station, west of Ismailia Governorate. Read more