Four editors jailed for insulting Egyptian President

A Cairo court has sentenced the editors of four outspoken Egyptian tabloids to a year in prison for defaming President Hosni Mubarak and his ruling party, judicial officials said today.

Four editors jailed for insulting Egyptian President

A Cairo court has sentenced the editors of four outspoken Egyptian tabloids to a year in prison for defaming President Hosni Mubarak and his ruling party, judicial officials said today.

The editors, who all run a new generation of brash, tabloid-style newspapers that have been pushing the boundaries of state press policy, will have to pay fines of 20,000 Egyptian pounds, as well as another £900 in bail to avoid the prison sentence during the appeals process, said a judicial official.

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