An Egyptian court has sentenced a TV host to one year of hard labor for interviewing a gay man on his own network last year.
An Egyptian court has sentenced a TV host to one year of hard labor for interviewing a gay man on his own network last year.
Mohamed al-Ghiety was found guilty of “promoting homosexuality” for conducting the interview with the man — whose identity was hidden — about his life as a sex worker, reports BBC .
Al-Ghiety was also fined 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($167) and will be under surveillance for one year after serving time for the interview, which took place in August 2018.
BBC also reports that al-Ghiety has “voiced homophobic views on a number of occasions” but interviewed the man who “expressed regret over his sexuality and described life as a prostitute.”
Following the interview, the channel was taken off air for two weeks by the Supreme Council of Media Regulation, for “professional violations.
