05-03-2020 19:52 via news.yahoo.com

Lawyer: Detained Egyptian student moved to notorious prison

Police on Thursday transferred an Egyptian rights activist who was arrested after returning to Cairo from Italy last month to a notorious prison complex, his lawyer said.Patrick George Zaki, 28, a student at the University of Bologna in Italy, has been detained since arriving at Cairo airport Feb. 7 for what was supposed to be a brief trip home.Zaki has been accused of disseminating false news and calling for unauthorized protests.
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