AFP - An Egyptian part of the internet giant Google, arrested during anti-government protests that shook Egypt for nearly two weeks, was released on Monday, told AFP a security source.
Wael Ghoneim, chief marketing officer of Google in the Middle East and Africa, according to his page on the LinkedIn social network for professionals, had not been heard from since Jan. 28 after a huge rally in Cairo, said his brother had Wall Street Journal.
"They released him.He is en route to Tahrir Square, "the epicenter of protest in Cairo, said the security source.
The organization of human rights Amnesty International had expressed concern Sunday that could suffer torture in detention M. Ghoneim.
According to Amnesty, quoting eyewitnesses, Wael Ghoneim was arrested by plainclothes people, probably members of the Egyptian security services during demonstrations in Cairo.
M. Ghoneim had left Dubai where he lives, for Egypt on January 23 two days before the beginning of mass protests demanding the departure of President Hosni Mubarak, according to Amnesty.
