Egyptian judge to rule on Bin Ghaith's case

Prominent Emirati academic Nasser Bin Ghaith was arrested in August 2015 for his peaceful criticism on Twitter of Egyptian authorities.

He was brought to court more than once since his arbitrary arrest, most recently was before the Federal Appeal Court in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday the 18th of January 2017.

In a controversial move, the judges were recently replaced by new ones headed by an Egyptian judge.

The move was described by rights groups as a violation of fair trial standards especially that the charge is related to Egyptian issues.