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| Four young Egyptians in custody for video making fun of the government | Four young Egyptians in custody for video making fun of the government |
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| Four young Egyptians have been remanded in custody, accused of making fun of the government in a satirical video posted on social networks, according to judicial sources. | Four young Egyptians have been remanded in custody, accused of making fun of the government in a satirical video posted on social networks, according to judicial sources. |
| The move is the latest in a crackdown on voices critical of the authorities in Egypt. | The move is the latest in a crackdown on voices critical of the authorities in Egypt. |
| At the same time, a fifth member of the group known as Street Children arrested on Saturday was ordered released on bail. | At the same time, a fifth member of the group known as Street Children arrested on Saturday was ordered released on bail. |
| Their latest production appears to have touched a nerve as police round up activists involved in April protests against the president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, for handing over two islands to Saudi Arabia. | Their latest production appears to have touched a nerve as police round up activists involved in April protests against the president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, for handing over two islands to Saudi Arabia. |
| Rights groups accuse Sisi of running an ultra-authoritarian and repressive regime since he deposed in 2013 his democratically elected Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi. | Rights groups accuse Sisi of running an ultra-authoritarian and repressive regime since he deposed in 2013 his democratically elected Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi. |
| Mahmud Ottman, a lawyer for the four, said they were arrested late Monday while visiting a friend’s home in central Cairo. | Mahmud Ottman, a lawyer for the four, said they were arrested late Monday while visiting a friend’s home in central Cairo. |
| On Tuesday, Mohammed Adel, Mohammed Gabr, Mohammed al-Dessouki and Mohammed Yehya were remanded in custody for 15 days, their lawyer and a judiciary official said. | On Tuesday, Mohammed Adel, Mohammed Gabr, Mohammed al-Dessouki and Mohammed Yehya were remanded in custody for 15 days, their lawyer and a judiciary official said. |
| In the group’s latest video, Street Children mock the devaluation of the Egyptian pound as well as the return of the islands to Saudi Arabia. | In the group’s latest video, Street Children mock the devaluation of the Egyptian pound as well as the return of the islands to Saudi Arabia. |
| The four are accused of “promoting ideas calling for terrorist acts by posting a video on social networks and YouTube”, Ottman said. | The four are accused of “promoting ideas calling for terrorist acts by posting a video on social networks and YouTube”, Ottman said. |
| They are also suspected of “incitement to take part in demonstrations disturbing the public order” and “inciting mobs to commit hostile actions against state institutions”, he added. | They are also suspected of “incitement to take part in demonstrations disturbing the public order” and “inciting mobs to commit hostile actions against state institutions”, he added. |
| A Cairo court on Tuesday ordered the release on bail of 10,000 Egyptian pounds (about 990 euros) for a fifth member of the group, Ezzedine Khaled. | A Cairo court on Tuesday ordered the release on bail of 10,000 Egyptian pounds (about 990 euros) for a fifth member of the group, Ezzedine Khaled. |
| He is accused of “inciting protests and publishing a video that insulted state institutions”. | He is accused of “inciting protests and publishing a video that insulted state institutions”. |
| Ottman said the bail had been paid and he expected Khaled to be released. | Ottman said the bail had been paid and he expected Khaled to be released. |
| Attempts to protest last month against the handover of the two islands to Saudi Arabia were nipped in the bud by the authorities. | Attempts to protest last month against the handover of the two islands to Saudi Arabia were nipped in the bud by the authorities. |
| Since then, they have also cracked down on activists, bloggers, lawyers and journalists. | Since then, they have also cracked down on activists, bloggers, lawyers and journalists. |
| The overthrow of Morsi, who was deeply unpopular, unleashed a police crackdown on his supporters that has killed hundreds of protesters and imprisoned thousands of people. | The overthrow of Morsi, who was deeply unpopular, unleashed a police crackdown on his supporters that has killed hundreds of protesters and imprisoned thousands of people. |
| Hundreds of people including Morsi have also been sentenced to death in speedy mass trials denounced by the United Nations as “unprecedented in recent history”. | Hundreds of people including Morsi have also been sentenced to death in speedy mass trials denounced by the United Nations as “unprecedented in recent history”. |