Egyptian court ruled that day (Tuesday) 43 Americans, Europeans, Egyptians and other Arabs in the case for promoting democracy groups plunged US-Egyptian relations to their decades the most serious crisis.
Make La Mua Wade absent judge gave 27 defendants, including 15 U.S. citizens trying to five sentences. Try another American who lived was given two years in prison, but left Egypt on Tuesday, his lawyer's advice. A German woman has also been given a two-year sentence.
Country United States Secretary of State, John Kerry harshly criticized the decision, calling it a "transition to democracy" in violation of the government's commitment to support civil society, from years of authoritarian rule, as it appears, by former President Hosni Mu Barak, close U.S. ally incompatible.
The survey focused on Egypt, said groups without the necessary approval, and received illegal funds from abroad costs. Eleven Egyptians face fewer charges are handed over to one year of probation.
In the beginning of the end of 2011, Egypt and the United States, the two major parties is headquartered in the United States society organizations, including the repression caused outrage in Washington, which provides Cairo with an annual $ 130 million in military aid.
The court ordered the closure of a non-governmental organization (NGO) involved in the case, including the headquarters in the U.S. International Republican Institute (IRI), the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Freedom House.
NDI and IRI plans to challenge the decision.
In Washington, Kerry issued a strong written statement that the U.S. "deeply concerned", but did not suggest any consequences - such as cuts in the United States with the assistance of Egypt - as a result of the judgment.
U.S. Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, the influential Senate Appropriations Committee members and supporters of tying U.S. military aid to Egypt progress on democracy and rights, called the conviction "shocking and offensive."
"If Egypt continues crackdown on this path, it will be more difficult for the U.S. to support President Mohammed Mursi government," he added.
According to Leahy advocated an amendment, U.S. military aid Egypt may not be awarded unless the State prove its government "to support the transition to civilian government, including the holding of free and fair elections and implementing policies to protect freedom of expression, association and religion liberty and due process of law. "
Travel ban
Sentenced in absentia to Americans, including U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood's son.
Egypt placed at one point, the suspect's travel ban, including U.S. citizens, the U.S. Embassy asylum. They were allowed to leave the country on bail of $ 330,000, the money ultimately comes from the U.S. government.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was deposed by a military commission came time to run. Although the case is a legacy of that era, analysts say, an open society prospects dimmed further after the Islamist-led government, has developed a new NGO law as a threat to democracy.
Robert Becker, who lived in the U.S. trial and NDI former employee, boarded his flight reading Rome shortly after the verdict, Cairo airport sources said.
"My lawyer's advice, I reluctantly went into exile until the appeal singled out," he wrote in his Twitter account.
Sentenced to two years in Berlin, Germany Konrad Adenauer Foundation employees.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said: "We are angry and very concerned about the adverse court decision on the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Cairo and orderly shutdown of the office staff."
To civil society "chilling effect"
Government, non-governmental organizations in Egypt and complain about illegal business after the uprising against Mubarak, the U.S. government has been diverted to Egypt aid budget $ 150 million, these non-governmental organizations, breaking the bilateral agreements.
"The verdict is clearly chilling climate of civil society in Egypt effect, but the company has been occurring for some time," said Shadi Hamid, the Brookings Doha Center research director, a think tank in the Gulf .
Other defendants sentenced in absentia, including Norway, Serbia, Germany and Arab countries citizens.
Although the United States of fury in the case of Egypt, in March 2012 released its annual military assistance, said the U.S. national security needs to continue to provide military aid.
Headquartered in the United States of publicity, voter education and election monitoring group training Egyptians.
Come under fire, the Muslim Brotherhood, banned under Mubarak, propose new legislation that will severely restrict independent groups. To alleviate concerns, President Mohammed Mursi last week submitted a new draft law, parliament.
However, the West and Egypt criticized the draft is insufficient.
EU, Cairo, a major donor, said on Sunday, which would unnecessarily restrict the Egyptian NGO work, and Washington, activities and funding of civil society, said that the bill imposed significant government regulation.
 



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