The General Prosecution in Port Said ordered the detention of Haitham Wageh, the coordinator for the city’s housing protests, for four days pending investigations after he was arrested from his house early Sunday morning. Wageh was arrested on accusations of inciting protests and riots on governorate property. The flats are part of a social housing programme that is sponsored by the government. One protester, who preferred anonymity for security reasons, told Daily News Egypt in pervious comments that tenants would have to pay EGP 40,000 instead of EGP 10,000 and that the fee increases were forced upon them by the Housing and Development Bank (HDB). Each individual was previously required to pay only EGP 10,000 in accordance to an agreement made with the Port Said governorate in 2013.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 23, 2016 13:18 UTC