The Sissi government has threatened and arrested the family members of Americans.
But while both are now free and on American soil, the Egyptian government has continued to menace them, pressuring them to remain silent by harassing and threatening their relatives living in Egypt, say victims and human rights groups.
Human rights activists say that relatives of more than two dozen political opponents, human rights workers, pro-democracy activists, and journalists living abroad have been arrested in Egypt, their houses often raided by security forces. Family members have also been slapped with travel bans or hauled into security offices for interrogation, the activists say.
“Egyptian Americans who go back to Egypt have to abide by Egypt’s laws, and it just so happens that those laws are draconian,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to freely discuss the U.S. relationship with Egypt. The official added, “There is not a judicial process that is of a Western standard there. At the same time, given the close nature of our relationship, I think the treatment of Americans could be a lot better.
In early June, Soltan filed a lawsuit alleging he was tortured and targeted for assassination by the Sissi regime. He named Beblawi as a defendant, accusing him of monitoring the abuses.
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