Egypt prosecutor accuses 28 of forming group to topple regime
Egypt prosecutor accuses 28 of forming group to topple regime
Dozens of people in Egypt have been accused of attempting to topple Sisi's regime.
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Human Rights Watch denounced a "state of oppression" in Egypt (Getty)
Egypt's public prosecutor said Sunday it has referred 28 people to criminal trial on accusations of forming a group to topple the current regime.
Egyptian public prosecutor Nabil Sadek referred the 28 accused to an urgent national security criminal court, but only nine of the suspects are currently in custody.
They are accused of forming an illegal group called the Egyptian Council for Change, according to the statement.
The group was accused of spreading false news inside Egypt and abroad with the intent of harming the national and economic interests of the country with the aim of overthrowing the current regime of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Egypt's authorities have carried out a wave of arrests over the past few weeks, including those involved in the January 2011 popular uprising that brought down president Hosni Mubarak.
Advocacy groups have condemned the arrests, calling on authorities to release the activists, with Human Rights Watch on May 31 denouncing a "state of oppression".
Egyptian public prosecutor Nabil Sadek referred the 28 accused to an urgent national security criminal court, but only nine of the suspects are currently in custody.
They are accused of forming an illegal group called the Egyptian Council for Change, according to the statement.
The group was accused of spreading false news inside Egypt and abroad with the intent of harming the national and economic interests of the country with the aim of overthrowing the current regime of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Egypt's authorities have carried out a wave of arrests over the past few weeks, including those involved in the January 2011 popular uprising that brought down president Hosni Mubarak.
Advocacy groups have condemned the arrests, calling on authorities to release the activists, with Human Rights Watch on May 31 denouncing a "state of oppression".
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