Al-Merghani said that the three bodies were created for a certain role: to dominate the media and the press. The establishment of three bodies was stipulated in the 2016 media law thatwas ratified by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in December 2016. Kassem explained that the seven articles in the Egyptian Constitution about media regulation stipulated the formation of the three bodies. One of the three bodies’ main roles was to present recommendations to the parliament about the second draft media law. Regardless of the UML, the parliament is currently working on the second media law, which would be concerned with regulating practicing media and journalism.

Source: Daily News Egypt June 01, 2017 07:07 UTC