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Shawkan still in Egypt prison three months after completing five-year term (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 20, 2018

Shawkan's lawyer reports that the prosecutor's office has now decided to extend his detention by six months, which would mean he would not get out of prison until mid-February 2019.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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