31 jan 2016, 21:21

Egypt puts popular cartoonist fixed

CAIRO –

The Egyptian police has the popular cartoonist Islam Gawish Sunday arrested. His lawyer argues against the newspaper al-Ahram that Gawish is secured because he is the powers that be has been mocked with one of his drawings. The ministry of Home Affairs, be the reading of the hand and suggested that the cartoonist is arrested, because he , without permission, a website runs”.

Gawish had a permit to ask to the ministry of Telecommunications. According to his lawyer, the police have no official explanation given for his arrest. ,,Verbally I was told that Islam Gawish is accused of use of means of communication to cartoons against the regime spread,” said the adviser, who spoke of an illegal arrest.

The cartoonist is famous in Egypt. On Facebook more than 1.5 million people are page. He was arrested during a raid by the Egypt News Network, where he is working. Gawish’ drawings are usually about social problems.