The crew of a famous pranks program was arrested in Egypt on charges of kidnapping
Yesterday, Friday, the Egyptian security services arrested the crew of a famous Egyptian pranks program due to a report that a citizen was kidnapped from a street in Giza Governorate.
In the details, the authorities arrested the presenter of the “Crazy Taxi” program, Ibrahim Al-Samman, and his filming crew, after receiving a report that a citizen had been kidnapped in a taxi from the Arab League Street in Mohandessin in Giza.
Initial investigations revealed that the incident consisted of filming an episode of a famous prank program, in which a person fabricated the kidnapping of a citizen and detained him in the trunk of a car.
Investigations revealed that there were no kidnappings, and that the program crew had agreed with a person to film a prank on the street.
But it turns out that the program is being filmed without licenses.
Therefore, a report of the incident was issued, and the accused were referred to the Public Prosecution on charges of practicing a profession without a license.
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