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Rights groups urge Egypt to drop activist charges

By REUTERS

AUGUST 17, 2011 16:58

CAIRO - Two international rights groups urged Egypt's military council on Wednesday to drop charges against an activist accused of insulting the army, saying the leadership was trying to silence critics.

Military prosecutors questioned Asmaa Mahfouz on Sunday and ordered her to be tried in front of a military court. They freed her on 20,000 Egyptian pounds' ($3,350) bail.

Mahfouz is a former member of the April 6 Movement which was at the forefront of protests in January and February that ended President Hosni Mubarak's three decades in power.

She was charged with allegedly calling military rulers a "council of dogs" and inciting violence by warning the military on Twitter that armed groups could appear and assassinations could take place if the judiciary failed to uphold the rights of citizens.

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