The committee’s request came after a deadly militant attack targeted an army checkpoint near the North Sinai city of Rafah, killing 40 IS militants and 24 army members. In the wake of the attack, a number of social media users affiliated the Muslim Brotherhood group rejoiced over the death of the army members in the aforementioned attack. “It is a matter of Egypt’s national security that we all, as Egyptians, should co-operate to put an end to it. All proved to be a perpetrator of insult crime against the army, police and the president should be referred to trial directly,” Bakhait told Egypt Independent. He stressed that the punitive measures mentioned in the draft law, namely life imprisonment, are not considered a violation of freedom of expression in Egypt, as the draft law is seeking to preserve Egypt’s national security.

Source: Egypt Independent July 10, 2017 14:37 UTC