Egypt: Imprisonment of a Movie Director Arrested While Filming

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In the early hours of Saturday morning, Helwan Public Prosecution detained the film director; Ashraf Nabil for four days pending investigations.

This came after the Nabil's arrest by some members of Shafiq's campaign who fabricated charges against him as he was filming an awareness movie about the electoral bribery. A number of lawyers are heading now to view the situation.

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