The ruling military council should release an activist who was convicted for breaking curfew while participating in a February protest, said the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) in Egypt. The curfew, imposed on 28 January following series of protests that led to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, was lifted by the military on 15 June.
A military court ordered 32-year-old activist Amr al-Beheiry imprisoned in March, after he was detained for three days. Beheiry took part in the 25 February protests demanding the dismissal of former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq.
Adel Ramadan, Beheiry’s lawyer, told Al-Masry Al-Youm in March that the defendant's right to a fair trial was violated and the trial lasted for no more than five minutes.
In a statement on Thursday, ANHRI recalled that the ruling military council announced weeks ago it would release all those tried by military tribunals. Although most have been released, Beheiry remains in a military prison.
The network called for Beheiry's immediate release as well as civil trials for civilians.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
