Head of culture, media and antiquities parliamentary commission Osama Hekal revealed Tuesday that a delegation from the commission will meet with Press Syndicate's board to discuss the recent crisis with the ministry of interior. Hekal pointed out that the meeting is aimed at finding a solution for the crisis, which surfaced between the syndicate and the ministry of interior, after security forces stormed the syndicate's headquarters last week. As a result, a number of journalists organized a sit-in in protest to the storming of their syndicate's headquarters and the arrest of two journalists. Shubra El-Kheima prosecution office has ordered detention of the two journalists Amr Badr and Mahmoud Al Sakka for 15 days in Tora prison pending investigations. Both journalists are accused of attempting to overthrow the government, changing the state's constitution and Republican system, as well as joining associations, bodies and organizations that seek to disable the provisions of the constitution and laws. The two journalists are also charged with preventing state institutions and authorities from carrying out their work, harming national unity and social peace, in addition to distributing false information likely to disturb public security.
