Egyptian Blogger Sentenced to Prison for Insulting Military

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Source: Al-Masry Al-Youm

Egyptian Blogger Sentenced to Prison for Insulting Military

Staff
Mon, 11/04/2011 - 13:28

An Egyptian military court on Monday sentenced political activist Mikel Nabil to three years in prison for insulting the Armed Forces.

The court misled Nabil's defense team and gave the sentence after the team had left the courtroom, said Gamal Eid, a rights activist and the head of The Arab Network for Human Rights Information.

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Egyptian security forces arrested Nabil on 28 March after he published an article on his blog that claimed the army was involved in torturing detainees during the 25 January revolution. The article cited international news reports as references.

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Internet activists launched campaigns to support Nabil on Facebook and Twitter, calling for his release. Rights organizations say the trial of civilians before military tribunals violates the principle of fair and public trial.

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1. I guess they got themselves some CHANGE american style

meet the new boss same as the old boss.