TV anchor Azza el Henawy referred to urgent disciplinary court

CAIRO - 22 May 2018: TV anchor Azza el Henawy was referred to an urgent disciplinary court on charges of spreading false news about media leaders and libeling and slandering political leaders on her personal account on social media.

In a statement on Tuesday, Spokesman for the Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) Counselor Mohamed Samir said that the National Media Authority filed a lawsuit against Henawy, accusing her of making a 36-minute phone call with a TV channel known for its antagonism to Egypt, during which she have crossed the line and sharply criticized the state's media policy and thus agitating public opinion after expressed her personal opinions in her talk show, aired on a state-owned channel.

She is also accused of hurling insults to the country's political leadership via her involvement in posting blogs and videos on the websites of Aljazeera and Muslim Brotherhood-oriented Al Sharq channels, the spokesman added.