India, Oct. 28 -- The New Cairo Misdemeanours court today convicted Mada Masr editor in chief Lina Attalah on charges of operating an unlicenced website, ordered the shutdown of the independent outlet Mada Masr, and took her into police custody pending payment of a three million EGP fine (54,467 USD), according to a statement by Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Regional Impact, Yasmine Ahmed.
Court ruling and penalties
Amnesty International said the court’s decision included multiple measures against Attalah and Mada Masr.
The measures cited by Amnesty International were:
* Conviction of editor in chief Lina Attalah on charges of operating an unlicenced website
* Order to shut down Mada Masr
* Seizure of Mada Masr property
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