Egypt TV host gets jail term for defaming Mursi

October 23, 2012 00:58

An Egyptian court today sentenced controversial television presenter Tawfiq Okasha to four months in prison for defaming Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, state media reported.

The court in the southern province of Luxor sentenced Okasha -- who was not present at the trial -- to four months in jail and ordered him to pay a fine of 100 Egyptian pounds (around $16) following a lawsuit by a former MP Nasreddine Moghazi. Okasha, who heads his own TV channel Al-Faraeen and is known for his lengthy anti-Islamist rants on a talk show, faces several lawsuits including a case for alleged incitement to kill Mursi, judicial sources said.

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