The mother of kidnapped Ismailiya Coptic girl Christine Abdel Sayed Labib Girgis has accused the Egyptian police of complicity in the abduction of her daughter, who has been missing since January 26, 2012.
She pointed out that the family has submitted several police reports but these were canceled because they are Christians, and when an arrest warrant was issued for a suspect, it remained unimplemented for 45 days.
Christine's mother told MCN that after the arrest warrant was implemented 45 days later, the kidnappers threatened to abduct their second daughter and burn the village's church and all Coptic houses and shops.
She pointed out that the family has submitted several police reports but these were canceled because they are Christians, and when an arrest warrant was issued for a suspect, it remained unimplemented for 45 days.
Christine's mother told MCN that after the arrest warrant was implemented 45 days later, the kidnappers threatened to abduct their second daughter and burn the village's church and all Coptic houses and shops.
The kidnappers promised to bring back the girl if the family waived the police reports, but when the family waived the complaints under threat, the girl was not released.
She added that Christine was a high school freshman and had only attended the first term exams. Christine's mother noted that her daughter went to the home of a Muslim girl named Nourhan Ibrahim Omar and that Norhan's mother was Christian who had embraced Islam. With her husband, she kidnaps Christian girls and hands them over to certain people for money.
She stressed they learned that the kidnappers handed over her daughter to a man named Mohamed Abdel Kader, who is from a family associated with the Muslim Brotherhood and is famous for arms trafficking and terrorism.
The family asked many people to intervene and return her daughter, but they told her that the girl is being kept by the man, and he does not want to release her.
She stressed that they blackmailed the family more than once and asked for money to return her, but they changed their mind.
The mother added that an investigation officer told her recently that the girl's case is over, and that the birth certificate showing that she is Christian will expire soon.
The mother condemned the police failure to return kidnapped Christian girls, although abducted Muslim girls are returned within hours.
She asserted she will never leave her daughter and will not lose hope.
Cases of disappearances and abductions involving Coptic girls have spread significantly.
Abram Lewis, the founder of the Association of Victims of Abduction and Forced Disappearance, revealed earlier that the association has documented the disappearance of 500 Coptic girls and is concerned pressure is exercised on them to convert to Islam, especially after the abolition of the advice sessions in 2004. These meetings were held in order to make sure that those who want to change their religion are doing so willingly.
She added that Christine was a high school freshman and had only attended the first term exams. Christine's mother noted that her daughter went to the home of a Muslim girl named Nourhan Ibrahim Omar and that Norhan's mother was Christian who had embraced Islam. With her husband, she kidnaps Christian girls and hands them over to certain people for money.
She stressed they learned that the kidnappers handed over her daughter to a man named Mohamed Abdel Kader, who is from a family associated with the Muslim Brotherhood and is famous for arms trafficking and terrorism.
The family asked many people to intervene and return her daughter, but they told her that the girl is being kept by the man, and he does not want to release her.
She stressed that they blackmailed the family more than once and asked for money to return her, but they changed their mind.
The mother added that an investigation officer told her recently that the girl's case is over, and that the birth certificate showing that she is Christian will expire soon.
The mother condemned the police failure to return kidnapped Christian girls, although abducted Muslim girls are returned within hours.
She asserted she will never leave her daughter and will not lose hope.
Cases of disappearances and abductions involving Coptic girls have spread significantly.
Abram Lewis, the founder of the Association of Victims of Abduction and Forced Disappearance, revealed earlier that the association has documented the disappearance of 500 Coptic girls and is concerned pressure is exercised on them to convert to Islam, especially after the abolition of the advice sessions in 2004. These meetings were held in order to make sure that those who want to change their religion are doing so willingly.
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