Public Prosecution

Bassem Youssef faces new probe for ‘insulting Pakistan’
Egypt

Bassem Youssef faces new probe for ‘insulting Pakistan’

The Public Prosecution is probing new complaints against popular satirist Bassem Youssef, this time for "insulting Pakistan" and "spreading atheism,"…
Public Prosecution releases Dutch journalist arrested for “spreading Western culture”
Egypt

Public Prosecution releases Dutch journalist arrested for “spreading Western culture”

Prosecutors on Tuesday released Dutch journalist Rena Netjes pending an investigation on charges she is working in Egypt without a…
Stand-up comedian released after interrogation
Egypt

Stand-up comedian released after interrogation

The Public Prosecution on Wednesday released stand-up comedian Ali Kandeel on LE5,000 bail after hearing testimony from him on charges…
Public Prosecution halts sex assault investigation
Egypt

Public Prosecution halts sex assault investigation

The Qasr al-Nil Public Prosecution halted an investigation Tuesday into the alleged mob sexual assault of a female decorator in…
Sunday’s papers: Prosecutors general, past and present
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Prosecutors general, past and present

The future of a court ruling to annul the appointment of the country's top prosecutor Talaat Abdallah is the main…
Update: Bassem Youssef released on LE15,000 bail
Egypt

Update: Bassem Youssef released on LE15,000 bail

TV host and prominent political satirist Bassem Youssef has been released on LE15,000 bail after reporting to the Public Prosecution’s…
Abdallah calls ruling nullifying his appointment ‘unconstitutional’
Egypt

Abdallah calls ruling nullifying his appointment ‘unconstitutional’

Hesham al-Qarmouty, attorney general of the supreme state security prosecution, said on behalf of Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah that a…
Verdict leaves prosecutor general post mired in ambiguity
Egypt

Verdict leaves prosecutor general post mired in ambiguity

The Cairo Court of Cassation ruling on Wednesday annulled the presidential decree appointing Talaat Abdallah as Egypt's prosecutor general, after…
Ex-Mubarak minister pays LE15 million back to state
Egypt

Ex-Mubarak minister pays LE15 million back to state

The Public Prosecution lifted a travel ban Thursday on former Industry and Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid after he repaid…
Responses to the ruling restoring former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud
Egypt

Responses to the ruling restoring former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud

  Mostafa Doweidar, spokesperson for the Public Prosecution, has said that the ruling by the Cairo Appeals Court reinstating former…
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