The appeal prosecution of Cairo

Summon the editing board of Almoltaka Aldawly newspaper

On the communiqué presented by

A foreign businessman.

( a call for solidarity )

          IN the morning of 12/8/ 2004, the appeal prosecution of Cairo, with its chairman Mr. Yasser Galal, the editing board of Almoltaka Aldouly newspaper, in order to hear their testimonials about the communiqué presented against them by the foreign businessman ( beans trader ) Mr. Saffe Almofadal, the General Prosecution decided to postpone the investigations to 22/8/2004.

The office of Mr. Attorney General has received within the middle of last July more than 8 communiqués presented by the Asian businessman / Saffe Aldeen Aid Algaffary ( known as Saffe Almofadal ) accused Mr. Abdel Fatah Abdel Moniem, the journalist in the mentioned newspaper, of  cursing and insulting him in the reportage that has been published in the newspaper and it reflected the opinions of Egyptian merchants who trading in beans in Athar Alnabei and Alsahel regions, they referred to this businessman as a responsible of the monopoly and increasing the prices of beans in Egypt.

The appeal prosecution of Cairo aimed its two summons no. 81 and 82 of the year 2004 to :

Mr. Yasser Farahat                         Chief of the board   

Mrs. Hala Shaban                             Editor-in- chief

Mr. Abdel fatah Abdel moneim       Journalist

Ms. Mona Fahmy.

Ms. Asma Affify

Ms. Amal Arafa

It is worth mentioning that the lawyers of the Association for Human Rights Legal Aid, after their meeting with the journalists, referred to that the newspaper and the board have received hundreds of letters from the merchants of beans, which made the newspaper move and make meetings with them, as well as meeting with the Asian businessman.

The Association for Human Rights Legal Aid (AHRLA) call upon all the interested in free expression and opinion, especially the free of press and the journalists.

AHRLA call them to support the journalists of this newspaper, and to use all mechanisms and tools in order to protect them against pushing them in prisons.

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AHRLA

The free of opinion and express and belief

Defending Prigram.