Egypt’s Media Regulator Summons Heya Channel’s Legal Representative Over Programme Violations

The complaints committee of Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation has decided to summon the legal representative of Heya television channel for a hearing.

The committee is chaired by broadcaster Essam El-Amir, the council’s deputy head.

The summons concerns violations involving several programmes broadcast by the channel. The programmes were not identified in the information provided about the decision.

No details were given about the nature of the violations or the date of the hearing. The decision concerns a hearing rather than an announced penalty against the channel.