Lina Attalah in custody after court issues LE3 mn fine, orders Mada Masr’s closure

The judge then read out the conviction amid shouts and protests from the defense counsel. Security personnel then surrounded Attalah, lifted her off the ground and took her out of the courtroom, where she remains in custody in the courthouse.

The judge sentenced Attalah to the maximum possible penalty: a LE3 million fine, the closure of Mada Masr’s website and the confiscation of its property.