Foreign Ministry reveals latest developments in murder of citizen Ashari Hassan in Saudi Arabia

The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that it continues to closely follow the incident of the murder of Egyptian citizen Ashri Muhammad Hassan in Riyadh, while Dr Ihab Abdel Hamid, Egyptian consul in Riyadh, visited the Authority of forensic medicine this Sunday morning.

In a press release, the Foreign Ministry said that the Egyptian consul in Riyadh had held a meeting with the director of the Forensic Pathology Authority to confirm the interest of the Egyptian authorities in the case and to expedite the process. completion of procedures necessary to transport the dead. body to the homeland as soon as possible.

The consul also visited the Egyptian citizen injured in the accident, Hussein Oussama Mohamed Hassan, in the hospital, and met the doctors following his condition and the director of the hospital, to check his state of health.

The ministry said the consulate is in constant contact with relatives of the deceased to keep them informed of the progress of the case, the procedures the consulate will take in a timely manner and the steps to be taken to complete the investigations and refer them. the case to court.

The Foreign Ministry announced yesterday that it received the news of the murder of Egyptian citizen Ashari Muhammad Hassan, and the injury of Egyptian citizen Hussein Sami Muhammad Hassan, last Friday in the city of Riyadh, offering its sincere condolences to the family of the deceased.

Ambassador Amr Mahmoud Abbas, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs and Egyptians Abroad, said in a press release on Saturday that immediately after the crime occurred, the Consulate General of Egypt in Riyadh said taken steps to follow up on the investigation. and identify the circumstances of the accident, and made sure to assist its representative in coordination with the Saudi authorities concerned.

The ministry added that the Saudi authorities succeeded in arresting the author shortly after the crime, took legal action against him and listened to witnesses to the incident. The Riyadh Consulate General is also closely monitoring the health status of those infected. citizen.

The Foreign Ministry stressed that it will continue, through the Consulate General in Riyadh, to continue to provide legal support and take the necessary steps to follow up all aspects of the case.