Egypt: Human Rights Lawyer Malek Adly Released - Defence Team

Cairo — Renowned Egyptian human rights lawyer, Malek Adly, was ordered to be released on Thursday after almost four months in detention, defence lawyers Khaled Ali and Mokhtar Mounir said.

Adly was detained on May 6 after publicly opposing the maritime border demarcation agreement which saw Egypt handing the two Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia.

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