Egyptian court acquits 51 of illegal protesting in Red Sea islands case

A Cairo misdemeanour court acquitted on Tuesday 51 from charges of illegally protesting on 25 April in downtown Cairo against a recent Egypt-Saudi deal that redrew maritime borders between the two countries.

The prosecutors had referred the defendants to court on charges of protesting without a permit as per the country’s Protest Law.

The Cairo-Riyadh deal, which placed the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir in Saudi waters, has sparked widespread anger and led to several protests.

source: Ahram Online