Egypt: Mortada Mansour, the president of Zamalek, imprisoned for a month for "insult"

Mortada Mansour, the president of the Egyptian football club Zamalek, greets his players before a match between Zamalek and Al Ahly, in October 2015. © AFP / MARWAN NAAMANI

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Mortada Mansour, the president of the Egyptian football club of Zamalek, was imprisoned this Saturday February 25 for one month because of " 

 " against the president of the rival Cairo club of Al Ahly, revealed a judicial source .

He had been sentenced at first instance to one year in prison for having insulted Mahmoud al-Khatib and his family in a video, before this sentence was reduced to one month on appeal in August 2022 and confirmed on February 25 by the Court of Cassation. .

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 “, he posted on Facebook just before his incarceration.

Known for his regular criticism and insults vis-à-vis his opponents or supporters, Mortada Mansour had avoided legal proceedings in the past thanks to his parliamentary immunity.

Al Ahly and Zamalek, the two biggest football clubs in Egypt and among the most important in Africa, are currently playing in the group stage of the African Champions League 2022-2023.

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