Egypt imposes 'de facto detention' on Americans
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January 27, 2012, Friday
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EGYPT'S military-led authorities have told several American pro-democracy activists, including the son of a member of President Barack Obama's Cabinet, that they cannot leave the country, in what one of those affected called a "de facto detention."
Describing a travel ban that may add to strains with its US ally as Egypt forges a new political structure following last year's uprising, officials at two prominent US-funded non-governmental organizations which promote democracy said yesterday a total of 10 of their staff must stay in Egypt.
They said the orders were related to judicial investigations launched last month into a number of NGOs for alleged violations of rules relating to the registration of organizations in Egypt.
Among those targeted is Sam LaHood, Egypt director of the International Republican Institute, whose father Ray LaHood is US Transportation Secretary. The order affects four IRI staff, including three Americans, and six from the National Democratic Institute, also including three US citizens.
Sam LaHood had tried to fly out from Cairo last Saturday and was told that he could not leave, one NGO official said.
"We have received verbal notification that six NDI staff, three of them Americans, have been served travel bans," another official NDI Egypt director Julie Hughes said, adding she expected a formal written notice on Sunday.
Describing a travel ban that may add to strains with its US ally as Egypt forges a new political structure following last year's uprising, officials at two prominent US-funded non-governmental organizations which promote democracy said yesterday a total of 10 of their staff must stay in Egypt.
They said the orders were related to judicial investigations launched last month into a number of NGOs for alleged violations of rules relating to the registration of organizations in Egypt.
Among those targeted is Sam LaHood, Egypt director of the International Republican Institute, whose father Ray LaHood is US Transportation Secretary. The order affects four IRI staff, including three Americans, and six from the National Democratic Institute, also including three US citizens.
Sam LaHood had tried to fly out from Cairo last Saturday and was told that he could not leave, one NGO official said.
"We have received verbal notification that six NDI staff, three of them Americans, have been served travel bans," another official NDI Egypt director Julie Hughes said, adding she expected a formal written notice on Sunday.
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