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Saudi Arabia: Egyptian Rights Lawyer Is Convicted on Smuggling Charges Saudi Arabia: Egyptian Rights Lawyer Is Convicted on Smuggling Charges
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An Egyptian human rights lawyer was convicted Tuesday of smuggling drugs into the kingdom and sentenced to five years in prison and 300 lashes, Egypt’s state news agency reported. The case of Ahmed el-Gezawi caused an outcry in Egypt, where his relatives and human rights groups claimed he was detained for allegedly insulting the kingdom’s monarch. Saudi authorities said he was found at the Jidda airport with more than 20,000 antianxiety pills hidden in his luggage. His supporters said he confessed to the smuggling charges under duress. A second Egyptian who was traveling with him was sentenced to six years and 400 lashes. After he was detained, Egyptian protesters called for the expulsion of the Saudi ambassador and Saudi Arabia closed its embassy for a week in response. An Egyptian human rights lawyer was convicted Tuesday of smuggling drugs into Saudi Arabia and sentenced to five years in prison and 300 lashes, Egypt’s state news agency reported. The case of Ahmed el-Gezawi caused an outcry in Egypt, where his relatives and human rights groups claimed he was detained for allegedly insulting the kingdom’s monarch. Saudi authorities said he was found at the Jidda airport with more than 20,000 antianxiety pills hidden in his luggage. His supporters said he confessed to the smuggling charges under duress. A second Egyptian who was traveling with him was sentenced to six years and 400 lashes. After he was detained, Egyptian protesters called for the expulsion of the Saudi ambassador and Saudi Arabia closed its embassy for a week in response.