The invitation of Abdel Mohsen Salama, the Chairman of the Journalists’ Syndicate, to Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar to visit the headquarters of the syndicate caused anger among members of the syndicate’s board and young journalists. Meanwhile, MP and member of the Journalists Syndicate Osama Sharshar welcomed the invitation, describing its rejection as a mere pretense of fake heroism. MP and syndicate member Ahmed al-Tantawy agreed, saying that the break-up between the syndicate and the state institutions is not desirable. The arrest sparked an uproar among syndicate members, who claimed that the police had broken the law in entering the building without prior permission. In March 2016, Qasr El-Nil Misdemeanors Court sentenced Qallash and the two former syndicate members to a suspended one-year prison term.

Source: Egypt Independent May 22, 2017 09:33 UTC