December 13, 2002

Egyptian Court Frees Human-Rights Scholar

By DANIEL DEL CASTILLO

Egypt's highest court this month overturned the conviction of a prominent Egyptian-American professor, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, and ordered a second retrial on charges of "undermining the dignity of the state and tarnishing its reputation," among other alleged offenses.

Mr. Ibrahim, who is a dual Egyptian and American citizen, was convicted in July, for the second time in a year and a half, by the State Security Court. He was sentenced to seven years in prison after a retrial that took

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