"In a lengthy apology posted online, the writer and blogger who returned to Britain this week after 12 years of imprisonment in Egypt said the tweets were shocking and hurtful, but added that some had been completely twisted. The tweets were expressions of a young man's anger and frustrations in a time of regional crises, including the wars on Iraq and Gaza, and a pervasive culture of online insult battles, Abd El-Fattah wrote. Still, I should have known better, he said."
"I am shaken that, just as I am being reunited with my family for the first time in 12 years, several historic tweets of mine have been republished and used to question and attack my integrity and values, escalating to calls for the revocation of my citizenship, he added."
"Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch wrote in a Daily Mail op-ed that Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood should consider how Abd El-Fattah can be removed from Britain and added that she does not want people who hate Britain coming to our country."
Alaa Abd El-Fattah apologised for historic tweets that resurfaced as he returned to Britain after 12 years imprisoned in Egypt. The tweets dated to around 2010 and included alleged references to killing Zionists and police officers. Abd El-Fattah described the posts as expressions of a young man's anger amid regional crises and online abuse, and acknowledged he should have known better. Right-wing UK figures and commentators called for revocation of his citizenship, while critics and supporters characterised the push as politically motivated. Abd El-Fattah said some tweets had been twisted and emphasised the personal impact of the resurfacing.
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