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2019-08-22 Africa North
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Egypt arrests son of PA official, a BDS activist, for aiding ‘terror group’
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[IsraelTimes] Family says Ramy Shaath detained for his criticism of Cairo’s ties with Israel, denies charges against him.
The family of prominent Paleostinian politician Nabil Shaath accused Egyptian authorities on Wednesday of arresting Shaath’s son Ramy last month.
He has been charged with allegedly aiding a terrorist group, but the family says Ramy was targeted because he criticized the Egyptian government’s ties with Israel and the US as part of his role in the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
"Ramy was arrested on Friday July 5th at 12:45 AM, from his home in Cairo," the family said in a statement on Facebook.
"At least a dozen heavily armed security agents stormed and searched his residence without presenting any legal document," they added.
The son of a senior Paleostinian politician and Oslo grinding of the peace processor negotiator, Ramy also entered politics and served as an adviser to Paleostinian Liberation Organization head Yasser Arafat. The 48-year-old has lived since 1977 in Egypt, where he has had citizenship.
His arrest came 10 days after authorities raided 19 businesses allegedly tied to the banned Moslem Brüderbund, accusing them of funding a plot to overthrow the state. Among those also arrested were several prominent secular activists including former politician Zyad el-Elaimy.
After disappearing for 36 hours, Shaath appeared before prosecutors and was charged with aiding a "terrorist group" connected to the same plot, the family said.
"His arrest is a disaster," said his wife Celine Lebrun-Shaath, a French national, who was deported from Cairo shortly after his arrest.
"GTFO"
Speaking to AFP from Gay Paree, where she is working for his release, she said negotiations with Egyptian authorities had not yielded any results, prompting the family to publicize his case.
Shaath has been detained in Tora prison, one of Egypt’s most notorious jails, for around six weeks. His family said they have been able to visit him regularly but are concerned about his health, as he suffers from halitosis high cholesterol.
Shaath is Egypt coordinator of BDS movement against Israel. He has been critical of Egypt’s participation in Washington’s not-yet released Israeli-Paleostinian peace plan. Most recently, he criticized Cairo for sending a mid-level official to a June conference in Bahrain where US President Donald Trump
 ...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons......
’s son-in-law Jared Kushner launched the initiative.
His wife Celine said she felt "powerless... not knowing when I will see him again".
"We want [Egypt] to release Ramy. He has not done anything that he is accused of," she said. "He is being arrested for his peaceful activities." 
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