BREAKING l Egyptian court bans prominent youth movement April 6

Monday 28-04-2014 11:35 AM
BREAKING l Egyptian court bans prominent youth movement April 6

Ahmed Maher (C), founder of the April 6 movement, turns himself in at Abdeen court in Cairo November 30, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

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CAIRO, April 28 (Aswat Masriya) An Egyptian court banned on Monday all April 6 activities inside Egypt and ordered the confiscation of their headquarters. 

A plaintiff had filed a case against the group, accusing them of engaging in practices that distorts the image of the Egyptian state. 

The verdict can be appealed. 

The co-founder of the youth movement, Ahmed Maher, was sentenced to three years in prison towards the end of last year for protesting without permit. 

April 6 played a significant role in the January 25 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011. 

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