Prominent Egyptian actor Amr Waked said he has no intention of returning to Egypt at the moment, after what he called “the confiscation of his rights”, in response to his political positions as of July 2013. On Monday, Waked tweeted “I have been informed that he is a high-ranking absentee from the Egyptian ‘military’ judiciary on behalf of Cairo with five years of imprisonment and another sentence of three years imprisonment on charges of publishing false news and insulting state institutions. They refused to give me a copy of the two charges, because they have not yet ratified them since May.” He confirmed to the Mada Masr that lawyers tried to obtain the details of the sentences issued against him; to be able to take the necessary legal measures, but they have only received the charges that he was convicted, noting that lawyers are trying again to get any clarification on the provisions. Waked also said on Twitter that the Egyptian authorities abroad refused to renew his passport which expired in November 2017. He explained to Mada Masr that he went to the Egyptian Embassy in the Spain, where he has…
Egyptian Actor Amr Waked Sentenced to Eight Years in Jail for “Spreading False News and Insulting State Institutions”
March 6, 2019
