State TV presenter interrogated for asking Qandil about torture
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State TV presenter interrogated for asking Qandil about torture
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Fri, 08/02/2013 - 18:15
Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud referred a state TV presenter to interrogations after the presenter asked the prime minister about dragging citizens and torturing them in the streets during a live news conference, state TV sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm.
State TV attempted to mute the sound when the presenter, Ahmed Abdel Aziz, raised the question with Prime Minister Hesham Qandil, who responded by telling Abdel Aziz not to watch TV too much.
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Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
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