Egypt's prosecutor-general has ordered an investigation into lawsuits filed against prominent TV satirist Bassem Youssef for allegedly insulting President Mohamed Morsi in the last episode of his weekly political satire show El-Bernameg (The Programme). During the last episode, aired on privately-owned channel CBC on Friday, Youssef mocked the president's latest public interview. The lawsuit was filed by 12 citizens, according to Ahram's Arabic news website. In January, a number of Islamist lawyers also filed a lawsuit against Youssef, accusing him of "undermining the standing of the president" during his show. However, charges were dropped before the case reached court.