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Egypt TV host gets jail term for defaming Morsi
by AFP https://www.legal-project.org/3464/egypt-tv-host-gets-jail-term-for-defaming-morsi Excerpt: CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced controversial television presenter Tawfiq Okasha to four months in prison for defaming Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, state media reported. The court in the southern province of Luxor sentenced Okasha -- who was not present at the trial -- to four months in jail and ordered him to pay a fine of 100 Egyptian pounds (around $16) following a lawsuit by a former MP Nasreddine Moghazi. Read the complete original version of this item... receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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