Egyptian authorities have ordered the release of a former diplomat who was detained after proposing a referendum on the regime of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, his lawyer said on May 20. (https://www.france24.com/en/20190521-egypt-free-ex-diplomat-critical-sisis-rule-lawyer) Masom Marzok, a former assistant foreign minister, was arrested in August 2018 after publicly criticising Sisi and calling for a poll on the former military chief remaining in power. Marzok, a veteran of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, was one of several activists detained on charges including partnering with a terrorist organisation and colluding to commit terrorist acts. “The order to release ambassador Masom Marzok has been confirmed,” defence lawyer Khaled Ali said on his Facebook page.
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