A judge from Egypt's state security court ordered on Tuesday the release of 35 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood held without trial for 16 months, court sources said.
Judge Assim Abdel Hamid Nasr made his decision during a hearing to renew the detention of 35 of the movement's members detained in March 2001 in the southern Egyptian region of Assiut, but never charged, the sources said. The 35 however remained in jail as of late Tuesday, the sources said, cited by AFP.
The most prominent member of the group is Doctor Mohammed al-Sayed Habib, who was accused of "reviving" the banned Islamist organization. (Albawaba.com)
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