The prosecution appealed the court’s decision to release photojournalist Omar Adel, who has been held in prison for more than 45 days. His lawyer, Ali Al-Halwany, told Daily News Egypt the court decided on his release during a consultation session after the defendant completed 45 days in detention—but the prosecution appealed it. Al-Halwany said that the appeal session is to be decided within 45 hours, and expects it to be held on Tuesday. This was not the first time the prosecution has appealed an release order for Adel. The prosecution previously appealed his first release order with EGP 1,000 bail on 2 October.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 16, 2016 11:37 UTC