Egyptian Parliament speaker Ali Abdel Aal has condemned the assault and detention of four journalists last week who were doing their job covering the elections of the Pharmacists’ Syndicate. During Saturday’s session, Abdel Aal rejected all forms of assaulting journalists or media personnel, asserting that the freedom of speech is guaranteed under the country’s constitution. Furthermore, the head of the foreign ministry’s human rights sector, Wael Nasr Eddin, responded to the demands of the immediate release of Ola al-Qaradawi. Nasr Eddin’s statements on Saturday came in response to the European Parliament’s (EP) recent statement regarding human rights in Egypt. Earlier last week, EP members condemned what it described as “human rights abuses,” urging the Egyptian government to lift “restrictions on fundamental democratic rights including on freedom of expression, association, and assembly.”

Source: Daily News Egypt December 22, 2018 15:56 UTC