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Egyptian dissident sorry for tweets as Tories push for deportation from UK
Calls grow from Tory and Reform UK leaders to revoke Alaa Abdel Fattah's citizenship amid controversy over historic antisemitic and violent tweets, following his UK return.
- On Monday, Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah apologised for historic tweets resurfacing that appeared to call for violence, as calls grew for his deportation days after his UK return.
- Posts from 2010–2012 emerged indicating Alaa Abdel Fattah appeared to call for violence against 'Zionists' and police, and a 2012 tweet cost a prize nomination; the Press Association could not verify these tweets.
- Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader, and Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, wrote to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood urging her to consider revoking his citizenship, with Badenoch calling his comments "disgusting and abhorrent".
- Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, faced criticism for welcoming Abd El-Fattah's return, while the Board of Deputies of British Jews and Jewish Leadership Council warned of community risks and Iain Duncan Smith urged a police investigation.
- He was granted UK citizenship in December 2021 through his London-born mother while imprisoned, but UK law bars stripping citizenship if it causes statelessness.
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Egypt’s former political prisoner says sorry for ‘hurtful’ old social media posts as UK critics push for deportation
LONDON, Dec 29 — Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, freed from prison in Egypt and now in Britain, apologised on Monday for his “shocking and hurtful” social media posts made more than a decade ago, which have led to calls for his deportation from opposition British politicians.Abd el-Fattah, 44, became Egypt’s most prominent political prisoner after spending much of his adult life in and out of detention due to his activism and was a rare symbol …
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