France says Egypt informed it of pending release of activist Ramy Shaath

France says Egypt informed it of pending release of activist Ramy Shaath

PARIS - Egyptian authorities have informed France of the imminent release of political activist Ramy Shaath from detention, the French foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Four judicial and security sources told Reuters on Monday that procedures to release Shaath were under way https://www.reuters.com/article/egypt-court-idAFL1N2TJ20Y, with two adding that he would be deported to France.

Egypt releases Palestinien-Egyptian BDS activist Rami Shaath after two years in prison

Egypt orders release of Egypt-Palestine activist Ramy Shaath

Egypt's prosecution has ordered that detained Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath be released from jail. Ramy has been detained since 5 July 2019 after security forces arrested him from his flat without a warrant and accused him of assisting a terror group as part of the Alliance of Hope, a then upcoming political block which planned to run in the elections. In 2020 authorities added him to a terror list, alongside other political prisoner…