Egyptian TV Presenter Engy Hamada Faces Money Laundering Trial
Hamada's Illicit Gains Case Heads to Economic Court
CAIRO, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Egypt’s Economic Court is set to hear the first session of TV presenter Engy Hamada’s trial on charges of illicit gains and money laundering.
The Financial Affairs and Money Laundering Prosecution earlier referred Hamada to the Economic Court for alleged money laundering.
This referral followed an earlier order by investigative authorities for her arrest and summons, stemming from accusations of illicit gains and money laundering.
In a separate but related legal development, the Cairo Economic Appeals Court previously accepted an appeal by Hamada and Karawan Mashakel against a one-year imprisonment sentence and a 10,000 EGP fine for publishing offensive videos. The court acquitted Engy Hamada in that case, while upholding the one-year imprisonment sentence against Karawan Mashakel for the same charge.
