Egyptian belly dancer Sama El-Masri sentenced to 3 years for Immorality
El-Masri, detained in April, was found guilty of inciting immorality via social media through posting what authorities had described as indecent photos and videos of herself.
The sentence was made on Saturday and she intends to appeal the judgment.
On 23 April, El-Masri was arrested for posting sexually suggestive videos on social media and had her detention renewed multiple times pending investigation.
The prosecutor-general’s office said earlier it received a number of complaints from citizens over El-Masri’s posts.
El-Masri denied the charges, saying the videos had been taken from her mobile phone which was stolen in June 2019.
The controversial belly dancer, who had previously released videos online mocking the Muslim Brotherhood group during the reign of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, claimed that members of the outlawed group were the ones who reported her to the prosecution over her political views.
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