Mon 21 June 2021:
Cairo’s Criminal Court on Sunday issued jail sentences against two female Tik Tok influencers convicted of human trafficking, local media reported.
Haneen Hossam, 20, was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in jail and a fine of 200,000 pounds, while Mawada El Adham, 22, was handed a six-year jail term and fined 200,000 pounds.
Other charges include “corrupting family values, inciting debauchery and encouraging young women to practice sexual relations,” Adham’s lawyer Saber Sokkar said.
Adham was present in court for the ruling but Hossam, who is on the run, was sentenced in absentia, the lawyer said.
He said that Hossam was given a higher sentence because she had failed to appear in court at previous hearings.
The women can appeal, the lawyer said.
They were arrested last year and later handed out a two year-sentence each for violating the values and principles of the Egyptian family and inciting debauchery.
On January 12, their two-year-sentence was cancelled after they were acquitted of violating family morals. But a week later, the court upheld an appeal, overturning jail sentences on charges of human trafficking.
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