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Egypt: Minister accuses journalist of libel

24 May 10 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost, Uncategorized

Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit filed a lawsuit against opposition writer Hamdi Kandil for insult and libel on 19 May. Kandil wrote an opinion piece in Al-Shuruq newspaper, entitled Huan al Watan Wa Huan Almutan (Humiliation of homeland and the citizen) in which here he criticises the minister and highlights government corruption.

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