The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) in Egypt on Sunday has fined the al-Nahar satellite channel LE250,000 and has threatened to revoke its license in the even to of any repeated violations, following recent controversy over TV host Tamer Amin. SCMR has also moved to suspend all episodes of the “Akher al-Nahar” show presented by Tamer Amin, ban him from appearing in the media for two months, and refer the reports submitted to SCMR to the Public Prosecutor. In a Saturday evening statement, the syndicate explained that after the conclusion of the investigations on Saturday with Amin, which lasted for about three and a half hours, investigations ruled that he had violated the Media Honor Charter and the Code of Professional Conduct. An Egyptian court on Saturday set March 30 to begin hearings for a lawsuit filed against TV host Tamer Amin, charging him with making degrading remarks against Upper Egyptians. Lawyer Ashraf Nagy filed the case before the Misdemeanor Court of Nasr City in Cairo, accusing Amin of insulting and slandering the people of Upper Egypt and the countryside.

Source: Egypt Independent February 21, 2021 16:07 UTC