Saad Eddin Ibrahim (2008 conviction)

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Charge:	Defamation/Slander
Sentence:	2 years
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Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Egypt
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Convicted on August 2, 2008 of "tarnishing Egypt's reputation." Saad Eddin Ibrahim was sentenced in abstentia to two years in prison. Ibrahim was teaching at Harvard University. On May 25, 2009 an Egyptian appeals court overturned his conviction."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On May 25, 2009 an Egyptian appeals court overturned his conviction."
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Age When Imprisoned:	69
Age When Released:	70
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Court Reverses Jail Sentence of Egypt Critic, By Mona El-Naggar, The New York Times, May 26, 2009"
Information Location 1:	http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/world/middleeast/26egypt.html
Information Source 2:	"Egypt Convicts Democracy Activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim, By Stephen Kaufman (staff writer), America.gov, August 5, 2008"
Information Location 2:	http://www.america.gov/st/democracyhr-english/2008/August/20080805164900esnamfuak7.732791e-02.html
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Saad Eddin Ibrahim (2008 conviction)

Charge:

Defamation/Slander

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Egypt

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Convicted on August 2, 2008 of "tarnishing Egypt's reputation." Saad Eddin Ibrahim was sentenced in abstentia to two years in prison. Ibrahim was teaching at Harvard University. On May 25, 2009 an Egyptian appeals court overturned his conviction."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On May 25, 2009 an Egyptian appeals court overturned his conviction."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

69

Age When Released:

70

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Court Reverses Jail Sentence of Egypt Critic, By Mona El-Naggar, The New York Times, May 26, 2009"

Information Location 1:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/world/middleeast/26egypt.html

Information Source 2:

"Egypt Convicts Democracy Activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim, By Stephen Kaufman (staff writer), America.gov, August 5, 2008"

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http://www.america.gov/st/democracyhr-english/2008/August/20080805164900esnamfuak7.732791e-02.html

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