Watch the verdict of the defendants in the Basant Khaled case (video)

The Egyptian media monitored the reactions of the family of Basant Khaled, the victim of electronic blackmail, which shook public opinion in Egypt over the past months.

Bassant Khaled's mother appeared dissatisfied with the ruling, saying: "We thank the Judicial Committee."

An Egyptian court had decided to punish the five defendants in the case of Basant Khaled, the victim of electronic blackmail, with varying sentences. The court sentenced 3 defendants to 15 years in prison, and 2 others to 5 years in prison.

Social networking sites in Egypt were buzzing with the case of the suicide of a 17-year-old girl named Basant from Kafr El-Zayat in Gharbia Governorate, after one of the young men installed offensive pictures of her on a photo-editing program and published them, according to the newspaper, Youm Al-Sabea.

The Public Prosecution referred 5 defendants to the Criminal Court in the case of Basant's suicide after blackmailing and bullying some people and circulating fabricated pictures of her.

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