Security forces prevented Tuesday a delegation representing the Lawyers Syndicate from entering the Press Syndicate's headquarters to participate in the syndicate's sit-in, Al Bawaba News reported. A number of journalists protested against the storming of their syndicate's headquarters by security forces and the arrest of two journalists on Sunday. Shubra El-Kheima prosecution office ordered Monday detention of 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.
