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Leading Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah freed on bail
Abdel Fattah has already been convicted in absentia in June over the charges, and was given a 15-year prison sentence.
- PUBLISHED: Mon 15 Sept 2014, 3:04 PM UPDATED: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 5:45 AM
Egyptian prominent blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah speaks to the crowd after attending, with his sister Sanan, his father Ahmed Seif funeral in Cairo. AP file
Cairo - A leading Egyptian activist, charged with violating a law that seeks to curtail protests, was released on bail on Monday and will have his case transferred to another court.
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Alaa Abdel Fattah was a leading secular figure in the 2011 revolt that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak.
Abdel Fattah has already been convicted in absentia in June over the charges, and was given a 15-year prison sentence. The court that freed him on bail on Monday was retrying him following his arrest.