Egyptian prosecutors summon reporters over election coverage

National Elections Authority (NEC) chief Lasheen Ibrahim (C) and Deputy Chief of the NEC Mahmoud al-Sherif (C-L) stand for the national antherm during a press conference in Cairo on April 2, 2018, to announce official result of Egypt presidential election. (AFP)

• Pro-government media and the state's regulatory bodies have largely criticized independent and foreign media's coverage of the election

CAIRO: Egypt's press syndicate chief says state security prosecutors summoned nine journalists over their coverage of last month's presidential election.
Hatem Zakaria said on Friday that the summons is for the recently-dismissed chief editor of the Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Youm and eight other reporters.
They are expected to show up for questioning next Thursday
Al-Masry Al-Youm was fined 150,000 Egyptian pounds, or about $8,500, and its chief editor was dismissed after a report saying the state rallied voters to participate in the presidential election.
Pro-government media and the state's regulatory bodies have largely criticized independent and foreign media's coverage of the election.
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was re-elected in last month's vote, which critics dubbed as undemocratic after all serious contenders quit or were forced to drop out of the race.