Egypt's Attorney General Nabil Sadeq decided Tuesday to impose a gag order on the case of Journalists Amr Badr and Mahmoud Al-Sakka and the storming of the Press Syndicate, Al-Bawaba News reported. On Sunday, security forces stormed the syndicate's headquarters and detained the two journalists. The syndicate, in return, declared a sit-in at its headquarters, as a sign of objection to the incident. The prosecution referred on Monday Badr and Al-Sakka to Tora prison after for 15 days pending investigations. Both journalists are accused of attempting to overthrow the regime, 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. They 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.
