(ANSA) - CAIRO, DEC 20 - Alaa Abdel Fattah, a key figure in the 2011 uprising in Egypt and in custody, was sentenced to 5 years in prison by a Cairoper court "dissemination of false information". This was announced by his sister and the sentence, unappealable, was then confirmed by a judicial source who wished to remain anonymous. "Alaa was sentenced to five years in prison," Mona Seifs wrote on her Twitter account. Two other activists were sentenced to 4 years in prison on the same charges: Mohamed al-Baqer, Abdel Fattah's former lawyer, and blogger Mohamed Ibrahim, aka Oxygen.
Known as the "icon of the revolution" of 2011 that ousted President Hosni Mubarak from power, Abdel Fattah has already been the subject of several convictions.
He was imprisoned under Mubarak, his Islamist successor Mohamed Morsi (2012-2013) and the current head of state Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
He has had preventive detention for over two years and has spent a total of 7 years in prison since 2013.
Court rulings cannot be appealed.
They require final approval from the Egyptian president.
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