Another Egyptian MP ensnared in sex video scandal
A member of Egypt's parliament claims a sexually explicit video clip — the same one that embroiled another parliament member in scandal in December — was sent by a hacker from his account.
Egypt’s parliamentarians were caught by surprise June 26 when it appeared one of their colleagues sent a sex tape link to a WhatsApp internet message-exchange group — a group that includes 256 legislators.
The case is being investigated. The member in question said his account had been hacked. Osama Sharshar has submitted a statement explaining the situation to the secretary-general of parliament and the Cybercrime Investigation Department.
The scandal was quickly made public by news outlets after Alaa Abed, the head of the parliamentary commission for the liberal Free Egyptians Party, asked the parliament in a June 27 plenary session to investigate the incident. He said whoever sent the video “does not deserve to be present in the parliament.”
The screenshot of the WhatsApp group conversation, including the link to the sex tape, went viral.
