Political activist released

Rana Muhammad Taha
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Activist and No Military Trials member Mohamed Fahmy
Activist and No Military Trials member Mohamed Fahmy
Activist and No Military Trials member Mohamed Fahmy

Zeinhom Court ratified the release of Mohamed Fahmy on Wednesday, despite an appeal filed by the prosecution.

Fahmy is a political activist who was arrested on Saturday at dawn in the vicinity of Abdin police station. He was accused of possessing a homemade firearm; an accusation which he denied.

Fahmy was granted bail of EGP 5,000 following an appeal of the initial order of EGP 10,000.

Fahmy was released pending trial, and a court trial is expected imminently. Amr Imam, Fahmy’s lawyer, said: “He will get acquitted during the very first session”. Imam went on to call into question the legality of the charges brought against Fahmy.

A rally of people gathered outside Zeinhom Court before the session in solidarity with Fahmy.

Fahmy, a member of No Military Trials Movement and the Front for Defending Egypt’s Protesters, was briefly detained then acquitted in April, 2012.

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