B. Security required by a court for the release of a prisoner who must appear at a future time.
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n. 1. A security such as cash or a bond; esp., security required by a court for the release of a prisoner who must appear at a future time <bail is set at $500>. 2. The process by which a person is released from custody either on the undertaking of a surety or on his or her own recognizance. 3. Release of a prisoner on security for a future appearance.
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Egypt Allows Brotherhood MPs To Go Free On Bail
August 25, 2007 12:10 p.m. EST
Cairo, Egypt (AHN) - Egypt has released two Muslim Brotherhood members of Parliament on bail. The release came on Thursday after the public prosecutor ordered that the two MPs, Ragab Abu Zeid and Sabri Amer, be held for 15 days of investigations.
The two MPs had their parliamentary immunity lifted in May after police seized the pair during a raid on a Brotherhood meeting in April. The MPs were briefly detained during the raid.
The Egyptian government has increased their crackdown on the banned Islamic organization since the Brotherhood won almost 25 percent of the seats in the 2005 Parliamentary elections. The Brotherhood candidates ran as independents.
Human Rights Watch has said that at any given time, the Egyptian government holds hundreds of alleged Brotherhood members. Many of those arrested are detained for months on end without charges filed against them.
Prosecution sources said that the two Parliamentarians were released on bail of 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($1,750) each, but gave no explanation behind allowing them to go free. Joseph S. Mayton - AHN Middle East Correspondent