despite the fact that homosexuality is not directly illegal in Egypt, is the tv host Mohammed al-Gheiti put behind bars, because he interviewed a gay man for the open screen.
It writes BBC News.
the Court in the egyptian city of Giza also has given Mohammed al-Ghieti fines of 3000 egyptian pounds equivalent to 1100 Danish kroner to be illuminated and promoted homosexuality on his own privately owned tv channel, after lawyer Samir Sabri in august last year filed a lawsuit.
GIZA, EGYPT – Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to one year of hard labour for interviewing a gay man last year. A court in Giza also fined Mohamed al-Ghiety 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($167) for “promoting homosexuality” on his privately owned LTC TV channel. pic.twitter.com/9WNNQEbvTp
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the Background to bring proceedings was, that the tv host had spoken with a gay man. The gay man described in the interview work as a prostitute, and that he regret his sexuality. His face in the interview was made blurred and anonymous.
Lawyer Samir Sabri accused the tv host for economic gains by practicing homoseksualitets-the subject of the open screen of a state-owned news channel.
In Egypt it is almost routine for the police to arrest suspects in the population to have homosexual behavior that may be immoral or profane.
Lawyer Samir Sabri was also the same person who directed action against the egyptian actress Rania Youssef, because she’s on a red carpet to an award show had a revealing dress on.
