Egypt have released an economist and his publisher more than a week after their verdict on a book that questioned the economic policies of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
Abdel-Khaleq Farouq said a court ordered his release, along with publisher Ibrahim el-Khateib, in anticipation of an investigation into charges of publishing "false information".
Both were arrested on October 21st. The book claims that al-Sisi has no vision to remedy the economic misery of Egypt, which since 1952, Farouq has accused the monopoly of the power of the army.
Egypt has been carrying out a major crackdown on dissidents since 2013, when al-Sisi had led the overthrow of an elected but divided Islamist president.
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