Tourist called Egypt for "dirty country" – sentenced to eight years in prison



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The woman was arrested at the Cairo airport when she left the country. She then broadcast the ten-minute video – which quickly became viral – where she called, among other things, Egypt for a "dirty country".

The 24-year-old says she was sexually harassed by taxi drivers and young men. . She also says that the services in the restaurants in Egypt were wrong during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The Lebanese woman also claims that she was robbed of money during a previous visit to Egypt

A Cairo court said Saturday that it had deliberately spread false rumors and so he was injured. According to the source, the woman can appeal the verdict of a court of appeal on July 29, according to her lawyer Emad Kamal.

– Of course, God willing, the verdict will change. With all due respect in court, it is a very strict sanction. It's under the law, but the law has chosen to judge the penalty. "

According to Kamal then the 2006 woman underwent brain surgery to remove a blood clot that prevented her from controlling her anger.Also, the woman is suffering from a depression , according to the evidence submitted to the law by the lawyer.

Human rights activists often report increasing pressure on rights issues under the regime of Egyptian President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi. [ad_2]
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