Egypt removes jail time for journalists in anti-terrorism bill
Egypt’s cupboard has corrected a draft counter-terrorism law so that columnists would be fined, as opposed to imprisoned, for repudiating the powers’ rendition of any terrorist assault, the state news organization reported.
The bill, which sets up new courts for terrorism trials, was proposed after Egypt’s top prosecutor passed on in an auto bombarding and 17
individuals from the security strengths were executed by Islamist radicals in the Sinai.
It has been censured by rights bunches, with Amnesty International saying it would give President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi “outright powers” to squash dispute.
One procurement of the bill would have made it a criminal offense for columnists or others to provide details regarding terrorist assaults in a manner that negated the official rendition of occasions, with prison terms of no less than two years.
The bureau representative told state news organization MENA that the article had been revised to supplant the prison time with a fine of 200,000-500,000 Egyptian pounds ($25,000-$65,000).
Source: TVC