Publisher detained for Gaddafi book
Police briefly detained a publisher of a book criticizing Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, according to an AFP report citing Gamal Eid, director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information.
The Egyptian author of the book "The Leader Cuts His Hair," Idris Ali, was also wanted for questioning, said Eid.
The AFP wrote:
"Ali's book is a memoir of several years he spent working in Libya.
Police arrested the book's publisher, Gumeili Ahmed Shehata, in Cairo and took him to a nearby station."
Egypt banned insults against leaders of friendly states until 2006, when its law was narrowed down to forbid insults against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Eid said."
The Egyptian author of the book "The Leader Cuts His Hair," Idris Ali, was also wanted for questioning, said Eid.
The AFP wrote:
"Ali's book is a memoir of several years he spent working in Libya.
Police arrested the book's publisher, Gumeili Ahmed Shehata, in Cairo and took him to a nearby station."
Egypt banned insults against leaders of friendly states until 2006, when its law was narrowed down to forbid insults against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Eid said."
Labels: AFP, Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, detained, Gamal Eid, Libya, publisher
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