ICC Note: An Egyptian Christian convert who had previously made headlines for his attempts to legally convert his identity card from Islam to Christianity and the torture that he underwent at that time, has been arrested in Egypt. Bishoy Armiya was arrested on charges that his reporting on abuses suffered by Egyptian Christians is fueling sectarian strife. There have also been reports that the charges include proselytizing.
12/05/2013 Egypt (CBN) – Bishoy Armiya, Egypt’s most famous Christian convert from Islam, has been arrested by national security forces.
Armiya, formerly known as Mohammed Hegazy, had fought publicly to change his religion on his identification card. He and his family had been running for their lives after Muslim leaders pronounced a death sentence against him.
In a 2010 interview, he told CBN News he had been jailed and tortured by Egyptian state security agents who wanted him to return to Islam.
Now Mideast Christian News reports he’s been arrested again, this time for proselytizing.
“The defendant photographed military and police institutions, a Copt who was attacked by Muslim Brotherhood members, and Nazlet Ebeid and Badraman villages, where the defendant met with several Christian citizens. Security services tracked him down and were able to arrest him,” a security source told MCN.
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