A Cairo misdemeanour has postponed the trial of 23 defendants charged with violating the protest law to 13 September, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported on Sunday.
The 23 defendants were arrested last week in a protest held to demand an end to a law issued last November banning all demonstrations not pre-approved by the police.
Dozens showed for the protest to march from Al-Haram metro station in Heliopolis towards Ittihadiya presidential palace. However, the protest was dispersed after groups of people threw rocks and glass bottles at the demonstrators.
The defendants include Sana Seif, sister of jailed blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who is currently facing a 15-year prison sentence on similar charges…
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