Von Adham Youssef
As Egyptian football league continues, Ultras groups still face crackdown by government
A Giza Criminal Court acquitted Sunday eight defendants of the hardcore Zamalek SC fan group Ultras White Knights (UWK) of charges of throwing acid on the club’s president.
One member, however, was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
The court refused the prosecution’s appeal and acquitted the defendants, the group lawyer Tarek Al-Awady told Daily News Egypt Monday.
Al-Awady said that Said Moshagheb, a leading figure in UWK movement, was acquitted by the court from charges against him.
“Moshagheb was not present in the trial session. Until this moment we only know he is in the custody of the police, and haven’t personally met him,” Al-Awady added.