US seeks ‘clarification’ on Egypt activist trials
- February 6th, 2012
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The United States demanded “clarification” over Cairo’s apparent plans to put dozens of pro-democracy activists, including 19 Americans, on trial over charges of illegal funding of aid groups.
US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Washington was “deeply concerned” over the developments, which threatened to further strain ties with Egypt’s post-Arab Spring military rulers.
A top official at Freedom House, one of the groups targeted, called Egypt’s handling of the matter “a disaster.”
