Egypt Detains Freelance Journalist Ismail Alexandrani
Egyptian authorities have detained freelance journalist Ismail Alexandrani after accusing him of publishing false news and belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, according to press freedom group the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Authorities detained Alexandrani on Sunday at Hurghada Airport in eastern Egypt after he
Egyptian authorities have detained freelance journalist Ismail Alexandrani after accusing him of publishing false news and belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, according to press freedom group the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Authorities detained Alexandrani on Sunday at Hurghada Airport in eastern Egypt after he arrived from Berlin. They took him to Cairo and questioned him for more than nine hours before charging him with crimes on Monday, according to CPJ. His lawyer was present during his interrogation in Cairo, the group said. At the request of Egyptian prosecutors, Alexandrani is now being held in pretrial detention for 15 days, a period that can be “renewed indefinitely,” according to CPJ.
Following the ousting of Muslim Brotherhood member Mohammed Morsi from the presidency in 2013, the military-backed interim Egyptian government banned the organization and declared it a terrorist group.
Lucy Westcott
Newsweek
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