Flickr/EIPR. Some rights reserved.Journalist Hossam Bahgat was released on Tuesday from a military intelligence unit after two days of detention.
Bahgat was scheduled to face military prosecution on Wednesday on charges of “publishing false information that harms national security" and “publishing information that endangers the public well-being”. The accusations are based on his investigation, 'A coup busted?' into a secret military trial of 26 officers accused of plotting to overthrow the current regime in coordination with the Muslim Brotherhood.
“They discovered that they created a crisis out of nothing,” said lawyer Negad ElBorai, citing why Bahgat was released, in addition to internal and external pressure.
