A Cairo misdemeanor appeal court reduced on Tuesday the sentence of political activist Yasser El-Qot for calling for anti-government protests from a year in prison and an EGP 200 fine to one month in jail.
Prosecutors had accused El-Qot of illegally calling for protests against a recent Egyptian-Saudi border redrawing deal and distributing flyers against the state to mobilise for demonstrations on 25 April.
In May, El-Qot was given the original sentence but he appealed the verdict.
On Saturday, in a separate case, a Cairo misdemeanor court acquitted 33 defendants arrested on 25 April for protesting the deal but upheld an EGP 100,000 fine.
The Egyptian government's decision in April to redraw maritime borders with Saudi Arabia putting two Red Sea islands under Saudi control, have fueled sizeable protests during that month.
The agreement, which allows Egypt to use shared Red Sea waters for the excavation of natural resources, should be ratified by Egypt's House of Representatives before coming into force.
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