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Egyptian judges turn up heat on prodemocracy workers

Say those charged in crackdown face five years in prison

By Ernesto Londoño and Ingy Hassieb

 |  Washington Post  

  February 09, 2012

Investigative judges in Egypt said yesterday that the Americans and Egyptians who have been charged in the government’s crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy groups could face up to five years in prison for working at unlicensed organizations.

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