A Cairo prosecutor ordered on Wednesday that forensic reports be conducted for five female political activists to determine the attacks they suffered during demonstrations that marked the second anniversary of the 2011 uprising.

The prosecutor listened to the victims among 30 cases of sexual harassment and one rape attempt and ordered that evidence be investigated.  

Local feminist initiative, “Shoft Taharosh”, had reported 19 cases of sexual harassment including six that required medical attention and four that were helped by volunteers.

The five victims told the prosecutor that young men circled them at the square claiming to  protect them, in some cases attempting to strip them off their clothes.

One of the protesters had told the prosecutor that it is an organized act whose purpose is to scare off political activists from joining Tahrir protests.

The Nadim Center for the Management and Rehabilitation of victims of violence had referred to the prosecutor documented cases of sexual harassment that took place during the demonstrations.