Rumpus over jailed cleric
02 June 2015 - 02:04
A South African Muslim cleric has been held in a notorious Egyptian political prison without charge for 180 days. Sheik Abdul Bassiouni's detention has threatened to result into a diplomatic row between South Africa and Egypt, with Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Luwellyn Landers raising the issue with Egypt's ambassador to South Africa.
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