The Economic Court in Cairo upheld the ruling against actor Ahmed Fawkus, sentencing him to two years in prison for defamation, harassment, and threats against former Egyptian national basketball player Yasmin Ezzat. The court ruled in absentia that Fawkus's appeal in the new case against businesswoman Yasmin Ezzat, which involved slander and defamation, was dismissed, and he was ordered to pay the legal costs. Additionally, the court accepted the prosecution's appeal in form and substance, overturning the prior acquittal on the sixth charge and reaffirming the convictions on the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth charges, sentencing him to two years in prison, a bail of fifty thousand Egyptian pounds, and a fine of two hundred thousand pounds, while upholding all other charges and costs, according to Youm7.
Previously, the Economic Court in Cairo had rejected Fawkus's appeal and upheld the one-year prison sentence for defamation, harassment, and threats against Yasmin Ezzat. The ruling also imposed a fine of ten thousand pounds and required a bail payment of five thousand pounds to temporarily suspend the prison sentence, referring the civil case to the competent civil court.
The victim, who owns a chain of hotels and was previously a member of the Egyptian national basketball team, filed a lawsuit against Fawkus, accusing him of defamation, harassment, threatening her and her family, and unjustly tarnishing the reputation of families. The Economic Court heard the case and issued the aforementioned ruling against him.
