Friday 28/November/2025 – 07:49 PM
Major General Refaat Abdel Hamid, an expert in forensic and crime scene sciences, made a stark and sharp call about the escalation of crimes of rape and child abuse in Egypt, stressing that the crisis goes beyond merely enacting laws to reach the need to immediately implement deterrent penalties. He expressed his anger and trembling at the escalation of these crimes, calling for the return of the public death penalty as an example to society.
A forensic science expert calls for the return of the public death penalty after repeated assaults on young people
Major General Rifaat Abdel Hamid, during television statements, strongly criticized the lax implementation of sentences in rape cases, pointing to the history of public executions that served as a strong deterrent, citing the execution of Raya, Sakina, and Mahmoud Amin Suleiman in similar cases.
He stressed that the current laws allow the accused to leave after a short period, which encourages him to commit the crime again. He directed his objection to what he described as “tying” the hands of Parliament and the Egyptian state due to the children’s law, which he described as “international,” stressing that it restricts the state’s authority to enact deterrent and lethal laws against those who commit child rape crimes, commenting: “This children’s law is international, not mine… How can you involve me in this? And Parliament’s hands boiled and boiled.” I support the state if it enacts a law today that is fatal to every human being who rapes a boy or girl.”
He called for Egypt to have its own legislation that suits the nature of Egyptian society, far from being restricted by European countries.
He expressed his dissatisfaction with the targeting of children and teenagers, who represent the coming force of Egypt, especially with the exacerbation of rape coupled with the spread of synthetic drugs, which number up to 90 types, commenting: “This is not murder, this is not indecent assault, this is not rape, this is the killing of children. Why are you destroying Egyptian childhood?”
He strongly criticized the occurrence of these crimes in places that were supposed to be safe, such as schools and swimming pools, and were even committed by security personnel, stressing that the perpetrators target children because they are unable to respond or confront.
Major General Rifaat Abdel Hamid concluded his speech with a message to all institutions, saying: “The president said, ‘Act, act, Parliament, act, street,’ stressing that the solution lies in enforcing the law and applying it with the maximum punishment, to stop the perpetrators continuing to destroy the fruit of Egypt and its future.
