Doctor was arrested for contempt of religions and embracing the Shiite sect.
Prosecution ordered arrest of a retired doctor, 61, living in Mit Zanqar village.
Inspecting the doctor’s house, several books and 18 CDs on Shiite sect and photo in a frame for Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah were found and seized.
The majority of Egyptians are Sunnis. Egypt imposes restrictions on Shiite traditions.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
