The appearance of the Egyptian actor, Ahmed Makki, as part of the filming of the second part of the series "The Choice", sparked a controversy on social media platforms, as some promoted that the series deals with scenes of "the dispersal of the Rab'a sit-in" in 2013.

And coinciding with the spread of photos of Makki dressed in the clothes of the Special Forces, the mark appeared of Makki _ agent_ Al-Askar, accompanied by expectations from the audience about the story, which will be covered in the series this year, between a current supporting the presentation of a dramatic work to absolve the Egyptian regime of the charge of killing the protesters in Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square, and another angry at the participation of Makki The popular artist, in a work that renews the grief of the families of the victims of the sit-in dispersal.

Ahmed Makki and Karim Abdel Aziz from the scenes of filming the series # Al-Ikhtiar 2, the


scene of the storming of Kerdasa and the martyrdom of the martyr Major General Nabil Farraj.


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- Nashwa nour 🇪🇬 (@ medomee5) January 29, 2021

# Makki_meal_al-Askar, I never expected you to play this role pic.twitter.com/AO4GJMDQF0

- An authentic Egyptian (@ OsamaAOthman1) February 1, 2021

Makki is a defected officer on the 30th of June

According to the circulating photos, the artist Ahmed Makki participated in filming his scenes of the "Kerdasa police station" incident in the series, which resulted in the killing of 13 officers, police secretaries and soldiers in August 2013.

In the circulating scene, Makki embodies the character of an officer participating in the siege of "Kerdasa", after the attack on the police station by the militants, and according to sources, he will join armed groups during the events of the series.

Makki's role in the series is the equivalent of the character, presented by actor Ahmed Al-Awadi in the first part of "The Choice" in Ramadan last year, who introduced the character of the defected officer who is being recruited from armed groups in Sinai.

During the coming period, director Peter Mimi and author Hani Sarhan will shoot the scenes of the Rab'a dispersal, which the series also reviews as part of the events of the new part.

Public outrage

Makki's participation angered the pioneers of social media platforms, especially with some expecting the series to change the historical and human facts related to the Rabaa Al-Adawiya massacre.

I will not forgive any artist who participates in a work of art that has no goal but to justify the greatest massacres in the modern era, Rabaa and al-Nahda..Even if they were Hamza Namira and Ahmad Makki ... let them continue to fall, for they are revealing and the ordeal will not end until God distinguishes the wicked from the good.

- Dr. Ahmed Amin (@ drahmedameen80) January 31, 2021

I used to play his series for my children, especially the episodes of Al Kabeer, but after now, if he does not review himself and judge his conscience, he will lose everything # Maki_Ali Al-Askar

- Said Abbasy Saeed Ahmed (@ R7JQWyD3PkyHapk) February 2, 2021

Restore success

Mackie was chosen for the character;

Because of his proper physical structure, as he recently underwent intensive training, especially since his last participation was 3 years ago in the series "Khalsana Bishyaka" with director Hisham Fathy.

And Makki began to decline artistically, so he shared her time with Hisham Majed and Chico to regain his stardom.

But the series at the time did not achieve the expected success, which made him give up the comic color, which he was famous for, and agreed to present the character of the officer in selection after he was nominated by "Synergy" company.

The selection of those in charge of the work fell on Karim Abdel Aziz in the starring role, with Ahmed Makki, Iyad Nassar, Engy Al-Muqaddam, Asma Abu Al-Yazid, Muhammad Alaa, Islam Jamal, Ahmed Shaker Abdel-Latif and Riyadh Al-Khouli, along with many of the guests of honor.