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Egypt puts on trial 237 activists for protests against Sisi: sources
Source: Reuters
World | Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:19pm EDT
Egypt puts on trial 237 activists for protests against Sisi: sources
Egypt put on trial 237 activists arrested for protesting against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, judicial sources said on Saturday, the first court cases after demonstrations this month.
Thousands angered by Sisi's decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia called on April 15 for his government to fall in the largest demonstration since the former army general took office in 2014. Security forces dispersed a second protest.
Security forces had arrested at least 382 people, Human Rights Watch said in a report this week.
The 237 appeared in four courts in Cairo and Giza suburb charged with demonstrating without permits, the sources said. The sessions were adjourned. They face jail terms of up to three years if convicted.
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Egypt puts on trial 237 activists for protests against Sisi: sources
Egypt put on trial 237 activists arrested for protesting against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, judicial sources said on Saturday, the first court cases after demonstrations this month.
Thousands angered by Sisi's decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia called on April 15 for his government to fall in the largest demonstration since the former army general took office in 2014. Security forces dispersed a second protest.
Security forces had arrested at least 382 people, Human Rights Watch said in a report this week.
The 237 appeared in four courts in Cairo and Giza suburb charged with demonstrating without permits, the sources said. The sessions were adjourned. They face jail terms of up to three years if convicted.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-protests-trial-idUSKCN0XR0KJ
