The ruling in favour of Malek Adly, who was incarcerated on a rolling series of administrative detention orders, rejected an appeal by prosecutors after a court ordered Adly's release on Thursday.
Adly's supporters say he has been targeted by authorities over a televised interview in which he objected to el-Sissi's decision in April to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. He was not formally charged with a crime.
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