France expresses its concern about the provisions jailed Egyptians and foreigners in the case of foreign funding
France expressed its concern about the sentences handed down on Tuesday, was sentenced right of workers Egyptians and foreigners, including Americans, in the case of foreign funding.
Said Philippe Alliot spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry, told a news conference today, said that Paris and its international partners, the Committee expresses its deep concern regarding these provisions.
In response to questions from journalists, the French diplomat explained that these provisions would undermine the values of democracy and solidarity advocated by the Egyptian revolution, which should be a source of inspiration for the transitional period which is currently taking place in Egypt.
The Cairo Criminal Court yesterday, was sentenced to 5 years to 27 foreign defendants tried in absentia, and five defendants two years, and spent years in prison with a stay of execution against 11 other defendants.
As the Court imposes a fine material of a thousand pounds on each defendant and ordered the closure of branches of foreign organizations that had operated by the defendants, including four non-American is "Freedom House", and the National Institute of Democratic and IRI and the International Center American reporters, in addition to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation of Germany.
They tried, on charges of receiving illegal foreign funding and working without a permit, recognize and accept foreign funding from abroad, in order to manage these branches of international organizations in Egypt, including without prejudice to the sovereignty of the Egyptian state.
