Egypt: the daughter of preacher Youssef al-Qardaoui released after 4 years of preventive detention

In Egypt, the prosecution ordered on Friday December 31 the release of Ola, the daughter of Youssef al-Qardaoui, the spiritual eminence of the Brotherhood of the Muslim Brotherhood after 4 years in preventive detention.

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In Egypt, the prosecution ordered Friday, December 31, the release of Ola, the daughter of Youssef al-Qardaoui, the spiritual eminence of the Brotherhood of the Muslim Brotherhood, placed in preventive detention for more than four years.

Ola remains prosecuted for "financing and participation in a prohibited terrorist organization".

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This is not the first time that Ola al-Qaradaoui has been released since her arrest in July 2017 for "

 " considered to be a terrorist organization under Egyptian law.

This same law also prohibits a person from being remanded in custody for more than two years.

Ola al-Qaradoui was therefore released on July 3, 2019 to be arrested the next day for " 

 ".

A scenario that repeated itself in February 2020.

A release linked to the recent reconciliation between Cairo and Doha

However, experts believe the situation is different today.

The release of the daughter of

, who like him is binational (Egyptian and Qatari), would be linked to the

.

Ola al-Qaradoui, who worked at the Qatari embassy, ​​was arrested a month after relations broke off in 2017. Over the past year, Egypt and Qatar have gradually ended hostilities and resumed cooperation economic.

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