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Viewing cable 06CAIRO972, AYMAN NOUR SEEMS HEALTHY, RELAXED IN PRISON
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Reference ID | Created | Released | Classification | Origin |
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06CAIRO972 | 2006-02-15 16:38 | 2011-08-24 16:30 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Cairo |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS CAIRO 000972
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM KDEM EG
SUBJECT: AYMAN NOUR SEEMS HEALTHY, RELAXED IN PRISON
Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly.
¶1. (SBU) During a regularly scheduled consular visit to
several American Citizens incarcerated at the Torah Prison
complex, just south of Cairo, conoff had a "chance" encounter
with detained political opposition leader Ayman Nour.
Shortly after conoff was admitted to the prison warden's
office and began meeting an AMCIT detainee, the warden picked
up the phone and was heard to summon Ayman Nour. After
several minutes, Nour was brought in by guards, sat down
across from the warden at his desk, accepted a cigarette, and
engaged in light conversation. Conoff remained seated on a
couch across the room with the AMCIT prisoner and did not
have the opportunity to speak with Nour.
¶2. (SBU) Nour appeared reasonably relaxed and healthy (his
lawyers have separately told us he is currently in good
health and spirits). Nour was apparently wearing his own
clothes, which conformed to the prison regulation navy blue.
The AMCIT advised us that prisoners on this bloc have their
own cells with private toilets. Like all prisoners at the
"Torah Farms" unit, he is allowed to roam throughout the
prison grounds between the hours of 7 A.M. and 5 P.M, though
he added that "political prisoners" (presumably including
Nour) are not allowed to interact with non-political
prisoners.
¶3. (SBU) In all likelihood, Nour's visit to the warden's
office, during Conoff's presence, was not a coincidence. The
warden may have acted on his own initiative, or perhaps on
instructions, but the intent was most likely to let the U.S.
Embassy see that Nour was in good condition and was not being
mistreated. Separately from this encounter, we are seeking
an official Embassy visit to Nour as soon as the GOE will
grant it.
RICCIARDONE