Egypt: High-profile Hijazi detention, NGO case end in acquittal

Egypt: High-profile Hijazi detention, NGO case end in acquittal

An Egyptian-American held in detention for her humanitarian aid work with street children was acquitted in a Cairo court on Sunday. Aya Hijazi and her husband, Mohamed Hassanein, were among eight people found not guilty on charges of human trafficking, kidnapping, sexual exploitation and torture, according to Egyptian media reports….