Egyptian journalist ‘disappears’ in custodyfrom AHMED MOOLA in Cairo, EgyptCAIRO, (CAJ News) – MEDIA rights groups are worried about the whereabouts of a journalist arrested after published allegations of the military’s involvement in the Egyptian revolution in 2011. Journalist Moataz Wadnan and three of his relatives were arrested on Friday at a check point in the suburb of Mounib, outside of the capital Cairo. Authorities released Wadnan’s relatives the same day, and transferred the journalist to the Fifth Settlement Police Station pending interrogation in front of state security prosecutors. Police officials said the journalist was on Sunday transferred to the State Security Prosecution office, which prosecutes national security and terrorism related crimes. Prior to his arrest, Wadnan published an interview with opposition politicians who alleged military leaders’ involvement in the 2011 revolution.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 22, 2018 05:26 UTC