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Three other witnesses who also wanted to testify in support of the victim, including Bedour’s friend, have been released after also being arrested.
The case against Bedour and the witnesses is running alongside that of those suspected of committing the rape.
Of nine men accused of the rape, five are under arrest and four are outside the country.
Some human rights activists said the arrests of the witnesses are part of a tendency by authorities to prioritize traditional social morality at the expense of women’s rights.
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Campaign prompted by allegations against Ahmed Bassam Zaki revealed other shocking sexual harassment cases
Egyptian protesters hold up placards and shout slogans during a demonstration in Cairo against sexual harassment on 12 February 2013 (AFP) By Published date: 29 December 2020 16:52 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced a former student to three years in prison for sexually harassing two young women, in a case that triggered a MeToo campaign in Egypt earlier this year. No means no : Egyptian campaign sparks debate about rape and consentRead More »
Ahmed Bassam Zaki, a former student at the American University of Cairo, was found guilty by the economic court, which tries cyber crimes, of sexually harassing two girls over the phone, sending sexual photos to one of them and repeatedly contacting the other without her consent, a judicial source told AFP.