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Cairo court rejects activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah court recusal request The charges relate to a protest against military trials for civilians outside the Shura Council in Cairo in November 2013
A Cairo appeals court has rejected Saturday a recusal request by activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah in a case related to charges of organising an illegal protest. Abdel-Fattah was also fined LE5,000. Abdel-Fattah, along with 24 others, face charges of illegal protesting, attacking a public employee whilst doing his job, sabotaging public property, attacking Captain Emad Tahoon and stealing his two-way radio. Cairo Criminal court is expected to resume the case after the rejection of the recusal request. The charges relate to a protest against military trials for civilians outside the Shura Council in Cairo in November 2013. The protest was thefirst to be dispersed by force in accordance with a controversial new protest law issued in the same month, which criminalises unauthorised public demonstrations. The No to Military Trials group claimed responsibility for organising the protest, but Abdel-Fattah was charged with being the protest organiser. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/101522.aspx