Egyptian prosecutors refer Mada Masr editor Lina Attalah to trial on an unlicensed website charge
Summary
Egyptian prosecutors referred Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent news outlet Mada Masr, to trial on a charge of operating a website without a license, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported on Thursday 22 October. The referral came after prosecutors questioned Attalah for more than six hours, according to both outlets.
Latest: Egyptian prosecutors referred Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent news outlet Mada Masr, to trial on a charge of operating a website without a license after questioning Attalah for more than six hours, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 22 October
Egyptian prosecutors referred Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent news outlet Mada Masr, to trial on a charge of operating a website without a license after questioning Attalah for more than six hours, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported.
- 16:53ABC NewsEgyptian editor faces trial after hours of questioning
- 16:18The Philadelphia InquirerEgyptian editor faces trial after hours of questioning