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Egyptian court frees poet

22 juli 2009
An Egyptian court has overturned a three-year jail sentence given to a poet for insulting the president.
The court accepted the argument of Moneer Said Hanna's lawyer that he had been investigated and put on trial without having had access to a lawyer.

Civil servant Mr Hanna, 56, had been ordered to pay 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($18,000; £11,000), which was also overturned by the appeals court in Adwa, Minya province.

None of the offending verses written by Mr Hanna has been published.


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Bron: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8159850.stm, 20 July 2009
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