An Egyptian appeals court has upheld the February conviction of opposition politician, AHMED ALTANTAWY, meaning that he will serve a one-year jail sentence with hard labor.
ALTANTAWY, who sought to challenge Egypt's leader, President ABDEL FATTAH EL-SISSI in elections last year, was immediately taken into custody by authorities after the conviction was upheld.
Seen as the most serious challenger to President SISSI in last year's vote although he ultimately did not run, ALTANTAWY and 22 associates — whose convictions were also upheld by the court — were previously convicted of forging election documents.
Government authorities accused him of circulating election-related papers without official authorization.