CAIRO – The Public Prosecution on Friday decided to release Ola Qaradawi, pending investigations, according to an official source.
Ola El-Qaradawi was arrested in July 2017 with her husband Hossam Khalaf, a leading member of the Islamist Wasat Party, and have been investigated for joining a banned group and terror-related charges.
She is the daughter of Youssef El-Qaradawi, the Islamic cleric who resides in Qatar. He is considered the spiritual leader of the terrorist-designated Muslim Brotherhood and is wanted in Egypt in connection with various criminal cases related to terrorism and inciting against the government.