Remove Famous Actors from the Union of Egyptian Artists

The union of representative professions in Egypt has decided to cancel the accession of artists Khaled Abul-Naga and Amr Waked, in the context of their meeting with members of the US Congress and "giving an unreal image of the country in the goal of harming the homeland ".

According to the union's decision published Tuesday in its social networking site "Facebook": "The Union of Representative Professions, what happened between the two members, Amr Waked and Khaled Abu Al-Naga, is a great betrayal of the homeland and the Egyptian people, as directed without power of the People's Department of the external powers "Popular Will".

The union said: "The Union of Representative Professions declares the abolition of its members and disqualifies it from what it has done, pointing out that it will not accept any treacherous member of its country originally among its members, warning against the drift behind stakeholders and agendas hostile to Egypt and its future and its youth "

"I would have liked Mr. Naqib to contact us at least before making such a hasty decision, who cheats before any investigation of information, thus reducing the country," Khaled Abu Al-Naga said in a statement. tweet on Twitter.

Amr Waked also explained in a tweet: "It is not shameful to meet members of the US Congress to express an opinion and defend the interests of the Egyptian people in the countries of the First World, as do all the lobbies … The shame is that there is no opinion other than that of the rapist, The failed regime, unite and be vigilant to put pressure on the interests of the Egyptian people. "

Earlier, MP Alaa Abed, chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the Egyptian Parliament, launched a fierce attack on artists after their visit to Congress and discussed the internal situation in Egypt and criticized the state institutions of the country. # 39; abroad.