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June 12, 2014

Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah Sentenced to 15 Years 
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An Egyptian court has sentenced one of the country's most prominent
pro-democracy activists to 15 years in prison. Alaa Abd El-Fattah was
found guilty of illegal protest and attacking a police officer for a
rally against a draconian protest law last year. Twenty-four other
defendants in the case received the same 15-year sentence. Since they
were tried in absentia, they are entitled to a retrial. It's the first
conviction of a prominent activist since former army chief Abdel Fattah
el-Sisi took office as president on Sunday. We'll have more on this
story later in the broadcast.

 

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