Macron raises case of jailed activist with Egypt’s Sisi
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he received assurances from his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on the health of jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah.
Macron and Sisi held talks on the sidelines of the UN climate summit COP27 in Egypt’s Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh.
“I raised the cases of several individual figures” including that of Alaa Abdel Fattah, who is on hunger strike, Macron told reporters.
The French leader said he received assurances from al-Sisi that he was “committed to ensuring that (the) health of Alaa Abdel Fattah is preserved”.
The French Presidency confirmed that Macron demanded the release of the jailed activist.
Alaa Abdel Fattah, holder of British citizenship, was jailed in 2014 for five years on charges of participating in an unauthorized gathering, and in 2019, he was sentenced to another 5 years over accusations of spreading false information and joining a “terrorist group.”
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