Egypt’s supreme state security prosecution ordered the release on January 19th of Hossam Bahgat, executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), on a bail of 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($398), reported Middle East Monitor.
Bahgat is facing three charges, including participating in the activities of a terrorist group, financing such a group and spreading false news and statements.
This case is the fourth prosecution initiated against members of the EIPR this decade. In November 2020, three senior EIPR executives were arrested after meeting foreign diplomats to discuss the human rights situation in Egypt.
