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Egyptian TikTok influencer to appeal 10-year trafficking sentence

Egyptian TikTok influencer to appeal 10-year trafficking sentence

MENNA A FAROUK EGYPTIAN TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam will appeal a 10-year prison sentence handed down by a Cairo court that found her guilty of human trafficking, her lawyer has said. In the latest twist in a nearly year-long saga, the court also fined the 20-year-old Cairo University student 200,000 Egyptian pounds ($13,000) on Sunday for encouraging women to share footage on the video-sharing app in exchange for money. "We will demand restoration of the case proceedings because there are contradictions between the verdict and the merits on which the court's decision is based," said lawyer Hani Sameh. "We hope…
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