Abu Dhabi: Egypt plans to toughen penalties for all forms of sexual abuse, with abusers facing up to seven years in jail and a maximum of 500,000 Egyptian pounds in fines, local media reported.
The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives on Sunday approved a draft law, submitted by the Mostakbal Watan Party, which holds the majority in Parliament, calling for the amendment of the provisions of the Penal Code related to sexual harassment.
The bill is scheduled to be put to a vote during a plenary session of Parliament.
According to the proposed amendments, those found guilty of verbal sexual harassment in a private or public place will face up to four years in prison and a fine of between 100,000 pounds and 200,000 pounds).
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