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Apr
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Egyptian student jailed for 8 years for sex crimes

Egyptian student jailed for 8 years for sex crimes

NEWS
AN Egyptian Instagram activist welcomed a court decision on Sunday to jail a former university student for eight years for sex crimes after her campaign against his abuse and harassment of women sparked a MeToo movement in her country. Ahmed Bassam Zaki, aged in his early 20s and from a wealthy family, was detained last July after the Instagram campaign and referred to trial on charges of indecent assault and blackmail of at least three women, all under 18, between 2016 and 2020. A Cairo Criminal Court sentenced him to eight years in prison on Sunday, the women's lawyer Ahmed…
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Oct
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Egypt court starts sex crimes trial of student in #MeToo case

Egypt court starts sex crimes trial of student in #MeToo case

NEWS
MENNA A. FAROUK A former Cairo university student appeared in court charged with blackmail and indecent assault of at least three women in a closely-watched case prompted by social media that opened up a rare public debate on sex crimes. Ahmed Bassam Zaki, aged in his early 20s and a former student at the American University in Cairo, attended a closed session with the trial adjourned to November 7, a lawyer from the defence team, Ahmed Ragheb, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. In September, the public prosecutor referred Zaki to the criminal court on charges of "sexually assaulting three girls…
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