CAIRO, January 8 (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities have released Egyptian-Palestinian political activist Ramy Shaath after more than 900 days in detention, his family said in a statement on Saturday.
Ramy Shaath, a member of several political groups in Egypt and co-founder of the Egyptian pro-Palestinian BDS (Boycott, Dsinvestment and Sanctions) movement, was arrested in June 2019 and was in provisional detention pending trial. having helped a terrorist organization.
According to the statement released by his family, Ramy Shaath was forced to renounce his Egyptian nationality. He is on his way to France, adds the press release. (Report Aidan Lewis, edited by Yomna Ehab; French version Claude Chendjou, said by XX)