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Two Egyptian Journalists, Critical Of Morsi, Face Trial
[Ynet] Two Egyptian journalists at a newspaper critical of President Mohamed Morsi were ordered on Sunday to face an expedited criminal trial for defamation.Public Prosecutor Talaat Ibrahim - appointed by Morsi last November - ordered the trial for Magdy El Gilad, editor in chief of El-Watan newspaper, and Alaa El-Ghatrify, its managing editor, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported. El-Watan is fiercely critical of Mursi and the Moslem Brüderbund. Recently, activists accuse the government of using the courts to target its liberal and secular opponents. Posted by: trailing wife 2013-05-20 |
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