Egypt's military to release convicted blogger
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A chief military prosecutor in Egypt says that a blogger imprisoned for criticizing the army is among nearly 2,000 detainees who will be released on the one-year anniversary of the start of the uprising that toppled leader Hosni Mubarak. Adel el-Morsi says that 1,959 people convicted in military courts will be released Wednesday, including blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad.
Sanad, arrested in March, was sentenced to two years in prison on charges of criticizing the armed forces and publishing false information after he posted blogs comparing the military to Mubarak's regime, a criticism being voiced more frequently by protesters. (AP)
