#anti-protest law
Political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was acquitted of insulting the Ministry of Interior on Saturday, but the activist remains behind bars where he serves a five year sentence. Abdel Fattah had been sentenced to a month in prison and a fine for insulting the Interior Ministry, while facing another trial for charges of illegal assembly. He stood trial alongside 24 others for violating Egypt's protest law, which was issued in November 2013 and has since been the epicentre of wide…
