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The Cairo Criminal Court released on Monday political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and two other defendants on a 5000 Egyptian pound bail each pending their retrial for violating last year's protest law. The judge overseeing the case announced stepping down, citing "disrespect". Abdel Fattah and the 24 other defendants were sentenced to 15 years in prison in June for illegal assembly, among other charges. The retrial was taking place amid the detention of three defendants arrested after the issuance of…
