Egyptian pacifist jailed

Maikel Nabil Sanad imprisoned for 'insulting the military'

by Friend news 6th May 2011

Peace and human rights campaigners have expressed dismay at the news that an Egyptian pacifist has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for ‘insulting the military’. Maikel Nabil Sanad was active in the recent Egyptian revolution and published an article criticising the armed forces’ role in the event (see ‘Conscientious objectors appear in court’, 8 April).