Egyptian boy arrested after teacher finds stationery with pro-Morsi symbol
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Khaled Bakara, 15, was arrested last month after his teacher spotted a ruler on his desk bearing a symbol indicating his opposition to the overthrow of Egypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi, alleged Khaled’s lawyer, Amr Abdel Maqsoud.
“There was no previous confrontation with the teacher,” Maqsoud said. “The teacher was walking around the classroom and saw the ruler on his desk. Then he took Khaled’s bag, started searching it, and found two notebooks with the sign on them too. He took the three things and went to the school director’s office, who called the police.”
According to Maqsoud, police then arrested Khaled on suspicion of incitement to violence, slandering Egypt’s army, and belonging to a banned group. He was originally detained for 15 days in an adult facility, pending investigations, and on Sunday his detention was renewed for the same period. Egyptian legislation sets criminal penalties for officials who detain children with adult prisoners.