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Egyptian actors who criticized Sissi in Washington are kicked out of union
Source: Washington Post
‘It’s become a farce, really’: Egyptian actors who criticized Sissi in Washington are kicked out of union
By Emily Tamkin March 27 at 2:38 PM
On Monday, actors Amr Waked and Khaled Abol Naga spoke out against Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi at a Capitol Hill event in Washington intended to draw attention to proposed changes to the Egyptian constitution that could let Sissi serve until 2034.
On Tuesday, they found out that they were expelled from the Egyptian actors’ union, which accused them of treason.
“I found out last night. A friend of mine sent me a scanned copy of the decision. I wasn’t really surprised, to be honest,” Waked, perhaps best known stateside for his roles in 2005?s “Syriana” and 2014?s “Lucy,” told The Washington Post.
Waked said that in May 2018 he was tried in absentia by a military court in Egypt and sentenced to eight years in prison for allegedly insulting the state and publishing fake news.
Waked wasn’t the only one who found the union move predictable.
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By Emily Tamkin March 27 at 2:38 PM
On Monday, actors Amr Waked and Khaled Abol Naga spoke out against Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi at a Capitol Hill event in Washington intended to draw attention to proposed changes to the Egyptian constitution that could let Sissi serve until 2034.
On Tuesday, they found out that they were expelled from the Egyptian actors’ union, which accused them of treason.
“I found out last night. A friend of mine sent me a scanned copy of the decision. I wasn’t really surprised, to be honest,” Waked, perhaps best known stateside for his roles in 2005?s “Syriana” and 2014?s “Lucy,” told The Washington Post.
Waked said that in May 2018 he was tried in absentia by a military court in Egypt and sentenced to eight years in prison for allegedly insulting the state and publishing fake news.
Waked wasn’t the only one who found the union move predictable.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/03/27/its-become-farce-really-egyptian-actors-who-criticized-sissi-washington-are-kicked-out-union/