An Egyptian court sentenced in absentia young Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif to six months imprisonment for “insulting a public official”. According to state media Al-Ahram, Sanaa Seif was charged with insulting an employee from an “investigative body”. In October 2014, Sanaa Seif and 22 others had been sentenced to three years in prison in October 2014 for violating the protest law. A year later, the young activist and 99 other prisoners, including journalists and activists, were pardoned by a Presidential decree coinciding with the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha. Responding to the ruling, Sanaa Seif said she would hand herself over at Sayeda Zeinab police station. Below is a statement by Sanaa Seif which was released by Ahdaf Soeuif on Facebook: I have just been sentenced to 6 months in prison for “insulting a public official”. I had already decided not to attend my trial. And if there was a sentence against me I would not appeal it. I am now on my way to Sayyeda Zeinab police station to hand myself in. I’ll try and explain how I’ve arrived at this point. In 2011, in the events of Cabinet Street, the…
