Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek decided yesterday to release seven defendants who had been charged with joining an illegal organization, compromising peace and national security, and publishing false news, Reuters reports. The decision included former ambassador Maasoum Marzouk as well as Abdel Fattah Al Banna, Raed Salama, Yehia Al Qazaz and activist Nermine Hussein. The case remains under investigation, the newswire noted.

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