Thu, 19/07/2012 - 20:34
The Egyptian Journalists Syndicate
announced Thursday that it would suspend ties with the Sudanese
Journalists Union due to “its chief Mohi Eddeen Titawi’s shameful and
unprofessional handling of the detention of Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel, who was released from Sudan earlier this week.”
The syndicate also criticized the
Federation of Arab Journalists' stance on the case. In a statement, the
FAJ had supported Titawi's criticism of the Egyptian journalist.
Sudanese authorities detained Adel, a
reporter for independent daily Al-Watan, on 3 July in a cyber cafe in
Khartoum. She had travelled to Sudan to cover protests against
government austerity measures and soaring prices.
Titawi said Adel did not follow proper procedure to declare herself as a journalist when she entered the country.
The Journalists Syndicate praised
President Mohamed Morsy’s intervention for the release of Adel, who
travelled back to Cairo with Morsy on the presidential plane out of
Addis Ababa. The syndicate demanded that Egyptian authorities show more
concern for international violations against Egyptian citizens.
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