Activist deported from Egypt arrives in France

The son of a prominent Palestinian politician arrived in France on Saturday after being deported by Egyptian authorities.

Ramy Shaath had served 2 1/2 years of pre-trial detention in Egypt over allegations of having ties with an outlawed group.

He is the son of Nabil Shaath, an adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

He was released Thursday and then deported, the family said in a statement.

He was forced to renounce his Egyptian citizenship to gain his freedom, it said.

The family said Egyptian authorities handed Ramy Shaath over to a representative of the Palestinian Authority at Cairo international airport, where he boarded a flight to the Jordanian capital of Amman.

He then boarded another flight Saturday to Paris, where his wife Céline Lebrun Shaath, a French national, lives, the statement said.

There was no immediate comment from the Egyptian government.