From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
US woman released from Egypt prison after 3 years’ detention
CAIRO — The lawyer of Egyptian-American charity worker Aya Hijazi says she has been released from prison after nearly three years of detention.
Taher Abol Nasr tells The Associated Press she was released late Tuesday, two days after a court acquitted her of charges of child abuse that were widely dismissed as bogus by human rights groups and US officials.
Hijazi and her husband had established a foundation to aid street children, but were arrested along with six others in 2014. It is not immediately clear whether her co-defendants are also released.
US President Donald Trump did not publicly mention the case when he met with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi earlier this month, but a senior White House official had said ahead of the meeting that it would be addressed.
— AP
The Times of Israel Community.