An Egyptian court orders the release of an Al-Jazeera journalist who had been detained since 2016 on allegations of spreading false news and defaming Egypt's reputation.
An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the release of an Al-Jazeera journalist who had been detained since 2016 on allegations of spreading false news and defaming Egypt's reputation.
"This case shows the misuse of pre-trial detention as a form of punishment in Egypt," said Gamal Eid, executive director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information. He said there are at least 20,000 people currently in detention without charges in Egypt for political reasons. Hundreds of them have already exceeded the legal two-year pre-trial term, he said.
Doha-based Al-Jazeera reported the release of Hussein on its website Thursday, saying Hussein"was arrested without formal charges and kept in prison for 881 days."
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