Egypt’s Military Extends Blogger’s Detention

Egyptian military prosecutors have extended the detention of Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent blogger and activist, over a pending investigation into whether he incited violence and attacked military personnel during the deadly protests on October 9th. The extension will add two more weeks onto Fattah’s previous sentence of 15 days. Fattah has also refused to be tried by a military court, and some believe the military is mounting an “attack on the very spirit of the revolution,” through the use of military tribunals and crackdown on freedom of speech.

The retrial of Egyptian blogger, Maikel Nabil, has been postponed until November 27th after Nabil was sentenced to three years for “defaming” the Egyptian Army. Nabil has been on a hunger strike for 82 days, as Bikyamasar.com argued that Nabil’s case has not recieved widespread public attention because Nabil’s calls for a better relationship between Egypt and Israel.