EGYPT SENTENCES WOMAN JOURNALIST FOR COVERING PROTEST
Cairo, 16 Jumadil Awwal 1435/17 March 2014 (MINA) – An Egyptian misdemeanour court sentenced a journalist who was covering an anti-government routine protest held by Anti-Coup Alliance.
Samah Ibrahim was apprehended by security forces while covering a rally by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi who were demonstrating against the constitution during a referendum in January.
The journalist had worked for the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice newspaper and sentenced for disturbing the peace and “opposing the constitution,” Egypt’s Ahram reported as quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA), Monday (17/3).
Not only that, eight protesters are among the one arrested at the rally.
Morsi supporters have been facing a crackdown by the Egyptian police since his ouster last summer. Hundreds have been killed and thousands detained on a variety of charges.
Not only citizens, Egypt also arrested foreign journalists who’s covering the anti-coup demonstrations. Several journalists, including Al Jazeera’s reporter and Austrlian Peter Greste are still being held in an Egyptian prison for alleged contacts with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt is still in chaos after the first freely elected president ousted on July 3, 2013 following the announcement of Defense Minister General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and was followed by mass protests across Egypt governorates.
Afterwards, security forces violently dispersed every protest hold after the coup announcement, killing hundreds of people who support the ousted president.(T/P03)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
