Egypt's foreign minister, Ahmed Maher said Cairo "will not accept any pressure" from abroad, reacting to reports that U.S. President George W. Bush will oppose any new US aid to Egypt to protest a jail sentence handed down on an Egyptian-American rights activist, Saad Eddine Ibrahim.
"Egypt does not accept any pressure, of any kind, and everyone knows it," Ahmed Maher told the press when asked about the reports.
The "case of Saad Eddin Ibrahim has been examined by the judiciary," Maher said. "We have already explained ourselves over this affair. "We do not interfere in the course of justice, and we asked everyone to accept the decisions of our judiciary." (Albawaba.com)
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