Egypt 6 Given Fine and Community Service

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Wed, 2012-03-21 23:44

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After mounting local and international outrage and pressure, the 'Egypt 6' were sentenced to a US$500 fine and 420 hours of community service - as well as two-year jail terms suspended for five years - after they were farcically convicted of conspiracy to commit public violence in violation of section 188 of Zimbabwe's Criminal Code - for watching videos of the Arab Spring.

Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203211300.html