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| Egypt frees Briton arrested over police-like clothes |
| 2013-10-15 |
[Al Ahram] Egyptian authorities freed Monday a Briton who was placed in durance vileDrop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! in the restive north Sinai town of El-Arish for possessing clothes similar to police uniforms, state media reported. The Briton, who was not identified, was released on the orders of the general prosecution of El-Arish, said the official MENA news agency. "The decision to release him comes after an investigation found him to be a pharmacist who had come to offer aid," the report said. "He has no relation with any organization or group and the clothes which he had were bought by him abroad before coming to Egypt." Police said earlier the 44-year-old also had a laptop with a picture of a man suspected of belonging to the Paleostinian Islamist group Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, that rules neighbouring Gazoo. It said police had searched for the man after receiving reports of "a foreigner who frequents cafes and mixes with citizens. "He was found in possession of a black jacket, black trousers and a pair of shoes suspected of being a Central Security Forces uniform," a police statement said, adding he also had two cellphones. Wearing clothes that resemble police or military uniforms can lead to arrest in Egypt. The Briton's detention came a day after an American man arrested in north Sinai in August hanged himself in a jail cell. James Lunn had been tossed in the calaboose Book 'im, Mahmoud! for violating a curfew imposed in August as security forces battled loyalists of ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... |
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