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| Egypt Opposition Activist Turns Himself In |
| 2013-03-27 |
| [An Nahar] A pro-democracy activist and opponent of Egypt's ruling Moslem Brüderbund turned himself in to the prosecutor's office for questioning on Tuesday, a day after an order for his arrest. Alaa Abdel Fattah was "temporarily released" a few hours later, a judicial source said. In a tweet sent during his questioning, the young man said he refused "to answer questions because the prosecutor general is not impartial" and mocked the case against him. The investigation against him had been prompted by a tweet he had received rather than sent himself, Abdel Fattah said. The activist arrived at the prosecutor's office with his wife and son, as dozens of sympathizers chanted: "Down with the power of the guide," the supreme leader of the Moslem Brüderbund movement of President Mohamed Morsi. Prosecutor general Talaat Abdallah on Monday also ordered the arrest of four other young opposition activists on charges of inciting violence, following festivities last week in Cairo, state news agency MENA reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |