A prominent
blogger and pro-democracy activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah, has been jailed
by an Egyptian Court for five years after his retrial for violating
protest law on Monday.
He was previously given a 15-year jail term in the case over his alleged role in a 2013 protest.
The
activist came into the limelight and gained fame during the 2011
uprising as a campaigner against military trials for civilians.
Al-Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed also appeared in the same court on Monday for their retrial.
The retrial was however adjourned to March 8 after a brief hearing.
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