Appeal to the Arab Republic of Egypt for the Compassionate Release of Mahmoud Hussein Journalist of Al Jazeera TV – Giovanni Di Stefano
Hussein, an Egyptian national who works for the Al Jazeera Arabic television channel in Qatar, was arrested on arrival in Egypt on December 20, 2016, while on a personal visit to see his family. His incarceration is already in breach of Egypt’s penal code, which sets a maximum pretrial detention period of 620 days for individuals being investigated for a felony. Hussein has been held by the Egyptian authorities for more than 1,186 days, with baseless accusations and trumped-up charges….