ICC Note: Egyptian authorities have raided the office of the Sat-7 TV channel in Cairo, Egypt and confiscated much of the equipment. The raid was investigating charges of illegally operating with a license. The director of the SAT-7 office was also detained and the case is to go before the prosecution. The exact nature or motivation of the investigation is unknown as the office has been legally operating for a number of years. 

10/12/2015 Egypt (Ahram) – Egyptian censorship authorities detained on Saturday the director of the Christian TV channel SAT-7 and confiscated studio equipment, on charges of operating without a licence, the channel said on Monday.

The channel released a statement on its website which announces that Farid Samir, director of its Egypt office, was detained for six hours and released pending investigations. On Sunday there was a hearing at the prosecutor’s office, but no ruling has been made.

A prosecution ruling will be made in the next few days and meanwhile the channel’s equipment will remain confiscated, the statement announces.

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